https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/feds-to-get-early-access-to-openai-anthropic-ai-to-test-for-doomsday-scenarios/ > OpenAI and Anthropic have each signed unprecedented deals granting the US government early access to conduct safety testing on the companies' flashiest new AI models before they're released to the public. > According to a press release from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the deal creates a "formal collaboration on AI safety research, testing, and evaluation with both Anthropic and OpenAI" and the US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute.