Major AI players agree to give US government early AI model access

Google, Microsoft, and xAI will give the U.S. Commerce Department early access to unreleased AI models for testing.

The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate model capabilities and security before public release.

OpenAI and Anthropic had already made similar commitments, and the Trump administration is weighing broader AI oversight.

The move gives U.S. officials earlier insight into frontier AI systems and may influence future safety and regulatory standards.