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