U.S. Commerce Department Agency to Test Google, Microsoft, xAI Models

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NIST's AI Safety Institute signed agreements with Google, Microsoft and xAI to conduct national security testing on frontier AI models before public release.

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<p>On Tuesday, a small agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce <a href="https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/05/caisi-signs-agreements-regarding-frontier-ai-national-security-testing">announced</a> new agreements with Google, Microsoft and xAI that will allow the federal government to conduct national security testing on frontier AI models before they’re released to the public.</p> <p>The office, the Center for AI ...</p>