WASHINGTON – Federal officials have quietly scrubbed their website of information regarding a newly announced security testing partnership with major technology companies and their artificial intelligence systems.
The U.S. Commerce Department has taken down details about an agreement requiring Google, Microsoft, and xAI to submit their AI models for government security evaluation, according to a website review. A link that formerly displayed the department’s announcement now shows an error message stating “Sorry, we cannot find that page.”
The webpage was later redirected to the Center for AI Standards and Innovation’s site, which is the federal organization overseeing these evaluations.
Just six days ago on May 5, the Commerce Department had publicly revealed that these technology firms would provide their newest AI systems to government researchers before releasing them to consumers. This arrangement was designed to allow federal scientists to examine the models for potential security weaknesses.
Federal authorities have expressed mounting concerns about national security threats from advanced artificial intelligence technology, including systems like Anthropic’s Mythos. Through early access to these cutting-edge models, government officials hoped to detect risks spanning from cyber threats to potential military exploitation.
The reason behind the website’s removal remains unclear. Representatives from both the Commerce Department and the Trump White House have not yet provided responses to requests for comment.
