Our mission

The Frontier Model Forum (FMF) is an industry-supported non-profit dedicated to advancing frontier AI safety and security.

The FMF has three core mandates: 

  1. Identify best practices and support standards development for frontier AI safety and security.
  2. Advance the science of frontier AI safety and security.
  3. Facilitate information sharing about frontier AI safety and security among government, academia, civil society and industry. 

The FMF focuses primarily on managing significant risks to public safety and security, including from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) and advanced cyber threats. By drawing on the technical and operational expertise of its member firms, the FMF seeks to ensure the most advanced AI systems remain safe and secure so that they can meet society’s most pressing needs.

The FMF is committed to working collaboratively with stakeholders across the AI safety and security ecosystem to make AI systems safe, secure, and beneficial. 

Our scope

“Frontier AI” refers broadly to those general purpose AI models that constitute the state of the art, a collection which will shift over time as the field progresses. For purposes related to its membership, the FMF defines a “frontier AI model” as a general-purpose model that outperforms, based on a range of conventional performance benchmarks or high-risk capability assessments, all other models that have been widely deployed for at least 12 months.

The FMF’s definition is intentionally more expansive than only “current state of the art” models, in order to include a wider set of stakeholders who are in a position to contribute to the FMF’s work. 

Stylized example of how the capability frontier shifts over time.

Our governance

The Frontier Model Forum is an industry-supported non-profit 501(c)(6), established in 2023. In line with its mission, the Forum provides public benefits related to AI safety and security and does not engage in lobbying.

The Forum is led by its Executive Director, Chris Meserole, and overseen by an operating board made up of representatives from its member organizations.

Our funding

The FMF is funded by fees from its member firms.