# Tech giants Microsoft, Google and xAI say they will allow the United States federal government access to their new artificial intelligence models.

*genai · news · 2026-05-05 · Al Jazeera*

## Key points

- Microsoft, Google, and xAI will give the US government access to test new AI models for security.
- CAISI has already conducted over 40 evaluations on advanced AI models not yet publicly released.
- Model developers often provide stripped-back versions to CAISI for probing potential national security risks.
- Anthropic was excluded from a recent Pentagon agreement following a dispute over AI use in warfare.
- Microsoft also signed a similar AI model testing agreement with the UK’s AI Security Institute.

**Companies:** Microsoft, Google
**Countries:** United States, United Kingdom

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