Strengthening our Frontier Safety Framework
Google DeepMind
An AI company published the third version of its Frontier Safety Framework, expanding risk assessment categories and refining protocols for identifying severe hazards from advanced models. The update introduces a new Critical Capability Level focused on harmful manipulation and adds Tracked Capability Levels as of April 17, 2026 to catch less extreme risks earlier. The framework now requires safety case reviews before external launches and expands such reviews to large-scale internal deployments of models that could accelerate AI development.
Why it matters
We’re strengthening the Frontier Safety Framework (FSF) to help identify and mitigate severe risks from advanced AI models.
