frontier models
Coverage of frontier models in the Nexus archive.
- Exclusive: Google's Hassabis calls for U.S.-led global AI watchdog
Demis Hassabis, Google DeepMind co-founder and CEO, advocates for a U.S.-led global AI watchdog to assess advanced models and mitigate risks. The proposed body, modeled after FINRA, would involve industry funding and technical experts to test frontier AI for cyber, biological, and deception threats before deployment.
- Beijing is weighing restrictions on overseas access to China's most advanced AI models
Chinese authorities are considering restrictions on overseas access to China's most advanced AI models. Meetings with Alibaba, ByteDance, and Z.ai have been held to discuss curbing foreign access to frontier models.
- Top banking watchdogs issue stark warning over AI-driven cyber attacks
ECB and ESRB warn that IT weaknesses could be exploited by frontier AI models within minutes or hours, raising concerns over AI-driven cyber attacks. The watchdogs highlight the rapid potential for such vulnerabilities to be leveraged.
- UN warns of need for global governance to avoid an AI-pocalypse
A UN report warns that AI is advancing faster than governments can regulate, emphasizing the urgent need for global governance to mitigate risks like social disruption and inequality. It highlights agentic AI systems as particularly concerning due to their autonomy and potential to act against instructions, while noting that most nations lack the expertise to assess advanced AI models.
- Anthropic CEO Warns AI Is Getting Too Powerful—While Releasing Powerful AI
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned in an essay that AI is becoming too powerful and called for binding safety rules for frontier models. The company is preparing for an IPO while releasing advanced AI systems.
- AI ‘Regulation’ in the Chokepoint State
President Donald Trump's executive order on AI is framed as a regulatory shift but reflects continuity in the administration's approach, emphasizing voluntary industry self-regulation and strategic alliances with private sector elites. The order avoids mandatory rules, establishing an AI security clearinghouse and a voluntary framework for reviewing 'frontier models' while relying on executive discretion and bypassing traditional rulemaking processes.
- Trump AI Order Seeks Voluntary Frontier Model Testing
The Trump AI Order establishes a voluntary framework for early government access to frontier models. It also includes investments in federal security.
- Trump’s new AI executive order drastically shifts the administration’s stance on the tech
Trump’s new AI executive order requires artificial intelligence companies to give the U.S. government up to 30 days to assess frontier models before they are released, marking a shift in the administration’s approach to the technology.
- Trump signs AI executive order asking companies to give government early access to models
Trump signed an AI executive order requesting companies to provide the government with early access to frontier models. AI developers are asked to collaborate voluntarily with the government under this order.
- OpenAI frontier models and Codex are now available on AWS
OpenAI's frontier models and Codex are now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This collaboration enables developers to access advanced AI models through AWS's cloud platform.
- Preventing a ‘Chernobyl moment’ in AI
The White House has issued an order to test frontier AI models to prevent a catastrophic event akin to the Chernobyl disaster, marking a significant regulatory step.
- DeepSeek previews new AI model that ‘closes the gap’ with frontier models
DeepSeek has unveiled new AI models that are more efficient and performant than its previous version, DeepSeek V3.2, due to architectural improvements. The models are said to have nearly closed the gap with leading AI models on reasoning benchmarks.