Google, Microsoft, xAI Open New AI Models to US Review
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- Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI agreed to let the Commerce Department's Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) review new AI models before they are released to the public, per a Tuesday announcement.
- CAISI will perform "pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research to better assess frontier AI capabilities" with the three companies under the new agreements.
- CAISI began evaluating models from OpenAI and Anthropic in 2024 and has completed 40 reviews so far, according to Bloomberg.
- OpenAI and Anthropic "renegotiated their existing partnerships with the center to better align with priorities in President Donald Trump's AI Action Plan," per Bloomberg.
- The White House is weighing an executive order — reported Monday by The New York Times — that would "bring together tech executives and government officials" to oversee new AI models.
- CAISI director Chris Fall said in the press release: "Independent, rigorous measurement science is essential to understanding frontier AI and its national security implications."
Why it matters: The US government now has pre-release review arrangements with five of the most prominent frontier AI developers — Google, Microsoft, xAI, OpenAI, and Anthropic — and the Trump administration is separately weighing an executive order to formalize that oversight, turning a voluntary pilot into a potential standing gate before deployment.
