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  "id": 7592788,
  "title": "OpenAI, Anthropic and Google in talks to create a standards body as AI fears rise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-anthropic-and-google-in-talks-to-create-a-standards-body-as-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T17:03:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "http://www.france24.com/en/technology/20260915-openai-anthropic-and-google-in-talks-to-create-a-standards-body-as-ai-fears-rise"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nOpenAI'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.\n\nAnthropic 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.",
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        "outlet": "The Register",
        "title": "Anthropic and OpenAI look to Uncle Sam to make them too big to fail",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/anthropic-and-openai-look-to-uncle-sam-to-make-them-too-big-to-fail",
        "published": "2026-09-15T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "OpenAI says it has been working with Anthropic and Google for several weeks on AI safety, and it does not need an antitrust waiver to coordinate on safety (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg Law)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-says-it-has-been-working-with-anthropic-and-google-for-several",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:40:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "OpenAI is working with Anthropic, Google on AI safety, Bloomberg News reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-is-working-with-anthropic-google-on-ai-safety-bloomberg-news-7572621",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:52:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "OpenAI is working with Anthropic, Google on AI safety: Bloomberg News",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-is-working-with-anthropic-google-on-ai-safety-bloomberg-news",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:53:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "OpenAI confirms joint safety efforts with Anthropic, Google DeepMind",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-confirms-joint-safety-efforts-with-anthropic-google-deepmind",
        "published": "2026-09-15T14:57:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "OpenAI, Anthropic, Google have been in talks on AI safety for weeks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-anthropic-google-have-been-in-talks-on-ai-safety-for-weeks",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "OpenAI, Anthropic's push to slow down AI development is based on caution or finances? - analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-anthropics-push-to-slow-down-ai-development-is-based-on",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are working to create an AI standards body",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/openai-anthropic-and-google-are-working-to-create-an-ai-standards-body",
        "published": "2026-09-15T18:29:49.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
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