Microsoft, Google, xAI give US access to AI models for security testing

Tech giants Microsoft, Google and xAI say they will allow the United States federal government access to their new artificial intelligence models for national security testing. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) at the Department of Commerce announced the agreement on Tuesday amid increasing concerns about the capabilities that Anthropic's newly unveiled Mythos model could give hackers. The agreement fulfils a pledge the administration of US President Donald Trump made in July to partner with technology companies to vet their AI models for "national security risks". Microsoft will work with US government scientists to test AI systems "in ways that probe unexpected behaviors", the company said in a statement. Together they will develop shared data sets and workflows for testing the company's models, the company said.