Overview

• Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic launched the Frontier Model Forum to ensure safe AI development.
• The forum aims to advance AI safety research, identify best practices, and collaborate with academics, civil society and governments.
• Announcement follows AI leaders warning Congress about potential risks like bioweapons and lawmakers exploring regulation.
• Forum wants to shape policies and standards as scrutiny grows in US and EU over unchecked AI advances.
• Founding companies previously made voluntary commitments on AI safety to White House.