{
  "id": 7180221,
  "title": "Sources: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have held working group meetings since July to discuss creating an industry-led standards body for AI (Leo Schwartz/The Information)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sources-anthropic-openai-and-google-have-held-working-group-meetings",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T21:15:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.theinformation.com/articles/inside-ai-industrys-behind-scenes-push-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have been holding working group meetings since July to discuss creating an industry-led standards body for AI. This development follows public concerns about the rapid advancement of AI technology and potential safety risks.\n\nAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently advocated for an industry-wide slowdown in AI development and third-party evaluations. His proposal drew support from Demis Hassabis, co-founder of Google DeepMind, who stated that Amodei's direction is correct for addressing the critical moment in AI development. Former UK PM Rishi Sunak, an advisor to Anthropic, also backed Amodei's plans, emphasizing the need for a frank conversation about avoiding potential catastrophes and independent verification of safe research practices.\n\nThe discussions around AI safety have been fueled by recent resignations of researchers, including Jacob Coxon, a former safety researcher at Anthropic, who expressed concerns about the industry's approach to AI development. Coxon applauded Amodei's call for a slowdown, highlighting the need for more responsible AI development and the fear within the industry about the potential for an AI takeover.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis backs Anthropic boss Dario Amodei's calls for AI slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/google-deepmind-cofounder-demis-hassabis-backs-anthropic-boss-dario",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:02:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Jim Cramer questions Anthropic CEO's slowdown manifesto and puts forth an action plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/jim-cramer-questions-anthropic-ceos-slowdown-manifesto-and-puts-forth",
        "published": "2026-09-13T23:47:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}