The race to establish trusted oversight for advanced artificial intelligence is intensifying as Washington shows little sign of imposing broad new regulations soon, according to Axios.
The White House is favoring industry-led oversight, leaving AI companies to develop voluntary safety standards while policymakers consider longer-term legislation. That has sparked competition over which organizations should serve as independent evaluators of powerful AI systems.
Existing safety groups already conduct testing, but some officials and executives question their independence because of connections to leading AI companies.
Other companies, including defense contractor Booz Allen, are also evaluating AI systems. Its AI chief, Eric Syphard, said many existing tests focus too heavily on performance while overlooking security vulnerabilities and inconsistent model behavior.
Meanwhile, OpenAI has proposed voluntary public incident reporting, while Elon Musk has suggested US and Chinese labs conduct peer reviews.
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