Google, Microsoft and Elon Musk’s xAI have entered an agreement to give the US government a “first look” at their most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models before they are released to the public. This comes as officials in Washington are growing increasingly worried that advanced AI tools could be misused for cyberattacks or military purposes, following the release of Anthropic’s “Mythos” system, which raised alarms about AI’s potential to help hackers.
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), part of the Department of Commerce, will lead the evaluation process.
“The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announced new agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI. Through these expanded industry collaborations, CAISI will conduct pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research to better assess frontier AI capabilities and advance the state of AI security. These agreements build on previously announced partnerships, which have been renegotiated to reflect CAISI’s directives from the secretary of commerce and America’s AI Action Plan,” it said in a statement.