US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI
Summary
The US Department of Commerce will test new artificial intelligence (AI) tools from Google, Microsoft, and xAI before they are released to the public. These companies agreed to let the government evaluate their AI models for safety and security, expanding on earlier agreements made with other AI firms.Key Facts
- Google, Microsoft, and xAI voluntarily submit their new AI models to the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) for safety testing.
- The US government will check these AI tools for how well they work and how secure they are before public release.
- This program builds on earlier partnerships made during the Biden Administration with AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Google’s AI called Gemini is used in Google products and some US military agencies.
- Microsoft’s AI tool is named CoPilot, and xAI’s tool is Grok, a chatbot that has faced public criticism.
- CAISI has tested 40 AI models so far and has sometimes stopped powerful models from being released, but it has not named these models.
- President Donald Trump signed orders last year to reduce strict regulation and encourage US leadership in AI technology.
- The government’s approach is changing as the military uses more AI and concerns grow about the power of some models like Anthropic’s Mythos.
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