## OpenAI, Google and Meta pledge outside AI audits under voluntary White House deal ## Six companies signed a safety pact covering hacking and biological threats, with no penalties or deadline for putting the checks in place. - OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia and xAI agreed to let outside auditors assess their artificial intelligence safety controls under a voluntary White House pact. - The agreement has no enforcement mechanism, disclosure requirement or implementation deadline, leaving companies to choose their auditors and address any shortcomings themselves. - The pact calls for…