Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab, Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google and Elon Musk’s xAI will give the U.S. government early access to new artificial intelligence \u200bmodels before their public release to allow checks for \u200cnational security risks under a new deal. <\/p>\n
The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the Department of Commerce said on Tuesday that the agreement \u200bwould allow it to evaluate the models before deployment and \u200bconduct research to assess their capabilities and security risks, News.Az<\/a> reports, citing Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n The \u2060development of advanced AI systems including Anthropic’s Mythos has in \u200brecent weeks created a stir globally, including among U.S. officials and \u200bcorporate America, over their ability to supercharge hackers.<\/p>\n The statement did not mention Anthropic, which has been in a dispute with the Pentagon over guardrails on \u200bthe military’s use of its AI tools.<\/p>\n “Independent, rigorous measurement science \u200bis essential to understanding frontier AI and its national security implications,” CAISI Director \u200cChris \u2060Fall said in a statement.<\/p>\n CAISI, which serves as the government’s main hub for AI model testing, said it has already completed more than 40 evaluations, including on cutting-edge models not yet available \u200bto the public.<\/p>\n Developers \u200bfrequently hand over \u2060versions of their models with safety guardrails stripped back so the center can probe for national \u200bsecurity risks, the agency said.<\/p>\n Last week, the Pentagon \u200bsaid it \u2060had reached agreements with seven AI companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense Department’s classified networks as it seeks to \u2060broaden \u200bthe range of AI providers working across \u200bthe military.<\/p>\n Microsoft, Google and xAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n