Skip to main content The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate new models before they’re released publicly. The Center for AI Standards and Innovation will evaluate new models before they’re released publicly. by May 5, 2026, 2:26 PM UTC Illustration by The Verge | Photo via Getty Images Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and Elon Musk’s xAI have agreed to allow the US government to review new AI models before they’re released to the public. In an announcement on Tuesday , the Commerce Department’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) says it will work with the AI companies to perform “pre-deployment evaluations and targeted research to better assess frontier AI capabilities.” CAISI, which started evaluating models from OpenAI and Anthropic in 2024 , says it has performed 40 reviews so far.…