Google, Microsoft, and xAI agree to US government pre-release reviews of AI models
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Emma Roth
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Summary
Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI have agreed to allow the US Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) to review their new AI models before public release. CAISI, which already evaluates models from OpenAI and Anthropic, has conducted 40 reviews since 2024. The center will perform pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research to better assess frontier AI capabilities.
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CAISI, which started evaluating models from OpenAI and Anthropic in 2024, says it has performed 40 reviews so far.
Both companies 'have renegotiated their existing partnerships with the center to better'
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