US nears AI model standards deal with OpenAI, Google, Anthropic: Report

The United States government is in advanced discussions with leading artificial intelligence companies to establish voluntary standards governing the release of new AI models, with an announcement potentially coming as early as next week, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

The proposed framework comes as Washington steps up oversight of advanced AI systems amid concerns that cutting-edge models could be misused by military intelligence agencies in China, Russia and other countries of concern.