Microsoft, Google among companies to create AI-focused Frontier Model Forum
Yongyuan Dai
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are among the four companies that have created the Frontier Model Forum, an artificial intelligence-focused industry body focused on "ensuring safe and responsible development of frontier AI models."
The two tech titans, which reported quarterly results on Tuesday, are joined by Anthropic and OpenAI - which counts Microsoft as an investor - as founding members of the group.
"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," according to a statement released on Wednesday.
The forum will have four core objectives: Advancing AI safety research; identifying best practices; Collaborating with policymakers, academics, civil society and companies; and Supporting efforts to develop applications that can help meet societyâs greatest challenges.
"Weâre excited to work together with other leading companies, sharing technical expertise to promote responsible AI innovation," Kent Walker, President, Global Affairs, Google & Alphabet said in a statement. "We're all going to need to work together to make sure AI benefits everyone."
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