US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI
The US Department of Commerce will test new artificial intelligence (AI) tools and capabilities from Google, Microsoft and xAI before they are released to the public. The tech firms have agreed to voluntarily submit their models for testing through Commerce's Centre for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI). The evaluations of the AI tools will cover "testing, collaborative research and best practice development related to commercial AI systems."
These pacts are an expansion of agreements by AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic reached during the Biden Administration, and will see AI models from all the companies evaluated for their capabilities and security. CAISI's director Chris Fall said, "These expanded industry collaborations help us scale our work in the public interest at a critical moment." On Tuesday, CASI said it has conducted 40 previous evaluations of AI tools, including testing certain "state-of-the-art models that remain unreleased." Microsoft said in a corporate blog post published after the CAISI announcement that it already tests its AI models, but that "testing for national security and large-scale public safety risks necessarily must be a collaborative endeavour with governments."
Bringing in more companies for research and safety testing of commercial AI tools marks a departure for the Trump White House, which has taken a largely hands off approach to oversight or regulation of AI and technology companies.
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The US Department of Commerce will now safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft and xAI before public release. These pacts expand agreements made during the Biden Administration- but what does this mean for AI development?
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