Tech giants form AI industry group to promote safety standards and collaborate with policymakers amid growing calls for regulation

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic launched the Frontier Model Forum to ensure safe AI development.
The forum aims to advance AI safety research, identify best practices, and collaborate with academics, civil society and governments.
Announcement follows AI leaders warning Congress about potential risks like bioweapons and lawmakers exploring regulation.
Forum wants to shape policies and standards as scrutiny grows in US and EU over unchecked AI advances.
Founding companies previously made voluntary commitments on AI safety to White House.