Google, OpenAI and Anthropic advance AI standards plan

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are working towards establishing a new self-regulatory body, tentatively called the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA), to create common safety standards, testing practices, and audit mechanisms for advanced AI models. The proposed organisation could launch by the end of 2026 or early 2027, and it would operate independently without federal supervision.

The initiative aims to create more consistent benchmarks for AI safety, as leading developers use different terminology, thresholds, and governance procedures. A common testing framework could make safety claims easier for enterprises to compare and provide independently verifiable test results for vendor due diligence. However, the proposed body is designed as a self-regulatory organisation, and key questions remain about its independence, governance, transparency, participation by competitors, and consequences for companies that fail to meet its standards.

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