Government Assessing Security of AI Models
CAISI will evaluate the models for capabilities and security before public release, as the government expands oversight of frontier AI.
- Google, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to provide the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation with early access to new frontier models before public release.
- Previously, The Trump administration adopted a pro-AI stance to maintain U.S. companies' edge over Chinese rivals, with OpenAI and Anthropic establishing similar Commerce Department agreements in 2024.
- CAISI director Chris Fall said "independent, rigorous measurement science is essential to understanding frontier AI and its national security implications." The center has already completed over 40 evaluations.
- These developments follow The Trump administration's feud with Anthropic earlier this year, when the government declared Anthropic's Claude chatbot a national security supply chain risk.
- The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported that The Trump administration is considering a "cybersecurity-focused executive order" to establish national standards for new AI models.
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By Hadas Gold, CNN - Google, Microsoft, and xAI will share preliminary versions of their AI models with the government to mitigate cybersecurity threats, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced Tuesday. This collaboration comes after Anthropic's powerful new AI model, Mythos, raised concerns last month about AI's impact on cybersecurity, prompting the White House to consider a formal review process for the tool. The n…
AI Firms Agree to Give US Early Access to Evaluate Their Models
Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Microsoft Corp. and xAI have agreed to give the US government early access to their artificial intelligence models to assess the systems’ capabilities and help improve their security before the technology is released to the public.
US gains early access to Google, Microsoft and xAI models
The US government’s new access to unreleased AI systems from Google, Microsoft and xAI marks a practical shift in how Washington is trying to manage frontier technology risk. Rather than waiting for advanced models to enter the market, officials are seeking earlier visibility into tools that could affect cybersecurity, national security and public safety. The National Institute of Standards and Technology said Tuesday that the companies will sha…
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