Microsoft: Google, Microsoft and OpenAI are launching a new forum: Here’s what it will do

Google, OpenAI and Microsoft were among the seven companies that recently committed to the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. These tech giants, along with Anthropic are now launching the Frontier Model Forum — an industry body focused on ensuring safe and responsible development of frontier AI models.

The focus of the forum is to help advance AI safety research to promote responsible development of frontier models, minimise its potential risks, identify safety best practices for frontier models, share knowledge with policymakers, academics, civil society and others to advance responsible AI development, among others.
Frontier models are the largest, most advanced AI systems which currently exceed the capabilities of existing models across a variety of tasks.

“The Frontier Model Forum will draw on the technical and operational expertise of its member companies to benefit the entire AI ecosystem, such as through advancing technical evaluations and benchmarks, and developing a public library of solutions to support industry best practices and standards,” the companies said in a joint statement.
What the Frontier Model Forum will do
The forum will build on efforts to establish appropriate guardrails to mitigate risks posed by AI technology. It will work on safety standards and evaluations to ensure frontier AI models are developed and deployed responsibly.
The Forum will focus on three key areas over the coming year to support the safe and responsible development of frontier AI models:
Over the coming months, the forum will establish an Advisory Board to help guide its strategy and priorities.
“We plan to consult with civil society and governments in the coming weeks on the design of the Forum and on meaningful ways to collaborate,” the statement said. The founding companies will also establish institutional arrangements, including a charter, governance and funding with a working group.