Trump administration to test AI models from Google, Microsoft and xAI

On 2026-05-05, the U.S. Center for AI Standards and Innovation announced agreements with Google DeepMind, Microsoft and xAI to let the government evaluate their AI models before public release. According to the release, CAISI will conduct pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research on frontier AI capabilities under Commerce Department oversight. The action expands formal federal AI oversight rather than introducing a new model release.