{
  "id": 14322612,
  "title": "OpenAI and Anthropic call for new laws on artificial intelligence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/openai-and-anthropic-call-for-new-laws-on-artificial-intelligence",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:50:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/hacksgr/openai-and-anthropic-call-for-new-laws-on-artificial-intelligence-3j5b"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI and Anthropic representatives urged UK lawmakers to establish binding AI laws during a parliamentary committee hearing. They argued that voluntary pledges alone are inadequate and called for statutory frameworks and mandatory incident reporting. The Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee held the hearing to expose disagreements between major tech firms and demonstrate that self-regulation is unreliable. OpenAI's vice president Tom Duff Gordon supported a legal framework and international treaty, while Anthropic's head of Europe Liam Booth-Smith called for binding rules. In contrast, Google DeepMind's Owen Larter and Meta's Rob Sherman did not endorse a new legal framework. Government officials acknowledged that current control relies solely on voluntary compliance, with AI security institute head Henry de Zoete admitting limited authority to prevent dangerous model releases. The hearing also featured testimony from former OpenAI employees who argued that companies should not be left to control their own security.",
  "summary": "OpenAI and Anthropic representatives told a UK parliamentary committee that voluntary pledges are insufficient and called for binding AI laws, statutory frameworks, and mandatory incident reporting. The hearing highlighted divisions among major tech firms regarding self-regulation and government oversight. The British parliament's Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee held a hearing,…",
  "key_points": [
    "OpenAI and Anthropic demand new AI laws in UK parliamentary hearing",
    "Voluntary pledges insufficient, statutory frameworks and reporting required",
    "Google DeepMind and Meta oppose new legal framework"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The push for mandatory reporting and statutory frameworks signals a strategic shift by leading labs to replace unreliable voluntary pledges with formal legal guardrails to manage model security.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Michael Dell sends ‘strong message’ to US, OpenAI, Anthropic on AI safeguards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/michael-dell-sends-strong-message-to-us-openai-anthropic-on-ai",
        "published": "2026-10-14T00:55:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tech in Asia",
        "title": "Crypto exchange firm MNX launches OpenAI, Anthropic futures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/crypto-exchange-firm-mnx-launches-openai-anthropic-futures",
        "published": "2026-10-14T01:25:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}