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US Commerce Department to Test Frontier AI Models
The US Commerce Department has announced that it will conduct pre-deployment testing of AI models from Google, Microsoft, and xAI, marking a significant pivot from the Trump White House's earlier hands-off approach to AI policy. This development sets a new regulatory precedent for the clearance of powerful AI systems for public release.
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