US to pre-test Google, Microsoft and xAI AI models before release

TL;DR
The Commerce Department’s national standards agency will prerelease-test AI models from Google, Microsoft and xAI, with NIST evaluating their capabilities and security as part of expanded federal oversight of Silicon Valley; this follows a Biden-era agreement to pre-release testing by OpenAI and Anthropic, though concrete standards have not been set.
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- Federal officials will test Google and Microsoft AI models before release The Washington Post
- White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released The New York Times
- Microsoft, Google and xAI will let the government test their AI models before launch CNN
- CAISI Signs Agreements Regarding Frontier AI National Security Testing With Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)
- Trump admin moves further into AI oversight, will test Google, Microsoft and xAI models CNBC
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