OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in talks to create a standards body as AI fears rise

The world's largest AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, are in talks to establish a new industry standards body. This development comes as concerns over the risks associated with artificial intelligence continue to grow, prompting calls for greater oversight and safer development of the technology.

OpenAI's global policy chief, Chris Lehane, confirmed that the company has been working with rivals Anthropic and Google DeepMind on AI safety for several weeks. According to TechCrunch, Lehane stated that the three companies have been in talks regarding AI safety, with some expressing concerns that such coordination could potentially violate antitrust laws.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for the industry to work together to slow the pace of frontier AI and avoid catastrophic risks. Amodei's essay proposed a narrow government waiver allowing safety coordination, but Lehane reportedly said the firms don't need one. OpenAI's Sam Altman and other AI leaders have supported Amodei's call to action, with Altman saying that OpenAI would join Anthropic in embedding third-party evaluators to monitor for safety.

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Jerusalem Post Tech & Start-Ups, TechCrunch, Times of India, Economic Times Tech — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.