The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, July 27, edition that OpenAI, Microsoft, Alphabet's Google and Anthropic are launching a forum to support safe and responsible development of large machine-learning models. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe reports that the group will focus on coordinating safety research and articulating best practices of what is called "frontier AI models" that exceed the capabilities present in the most advanced existing models. They are highly capable foundation models that could have dangerous capabilities sufficient to pose severe risks to public safety, industry leaders have warned. Generative AI models, like the one behind chatbots such as ChatGPT, extrapolate large amounts of data at high speed to share responses in the form of prose, poetry and images. While the use cases for such models are plenty, government bodies including the European Union and industry leaders including OpenAI's chief executive officer Sam Altman have said appropriate guardrail measures would be necessary to tackle the risks posed by AI. Microsoft's Brad Smith said, "Companies creating AI technology have a responsibility to ensure that it is safe, secure and remains under human control."