Trump admin moves further into AI oversight, will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models

Summary

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), under the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI that let the U.S. government evaluate AI models before public release. CAISI's earlier partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic from 2024 have been renegotiated to reflect directives from Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and America's AI Action Plan. The White House is also weighing a new AI working group that could explore pre-release model vetting, possibly through an executive order, though the White House called such discussion speculation.

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