In the US, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind have been discussing AI safety for several weeks
In the United States, OpenAI has been holding talks with Anthropic and Google DeepMind on artificial intelligence safety for several weeks. Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s head of global policy, told journalists about this. According to TechCrunch, he is in Washington and working with US lawmakers on issues related to catastrophic risks associated with AI.
Safety talks
Lehane’s statement came after an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, published on Saturday. In it, he called on industry representatives to work together to slow the development of advanced AI systems in order to avoid catastrophic risks.
Amodei’s call was supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis and Elon Musk. Altman also said that OpenAI, together with Anthropic, would involve independent third-party evaluators to monitor safety at the company.
Earlier, in an interview with Fortune, Altman hinted that he had privately discussed these issues with other industry leaders. The Information reported this week that OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are working to establish a standards body for the AI industry. According to the publication, Altman told employees that such a body should be created without the support of the US government.
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Regulation and competition
Some industry representatives, including Altman, noted that coordination among competitors could create a risk of violating antitrust laws if it is deemed to restrict competition. Amodei proposed introducing a narrow government exemption for such safety-related interaction, but Lehane, according to TechCrunch, said that companies do not need it.
In July, Hassabis called on the United States to create a new standards body that could test the most advanced AI models and coordinate a slowdown in their development if dangers increase.
At the same meeting on Tuesday, Lehane said that OpenAI supports a provision of the FRONTIER Act bill. It stipulates that leading laboratories must allow independent verification organizations to assess the safety of model development. President Donald Trump had previously called AI safety concerns a hoax and opposed stronger regulation, saying that any slowdown would give China an advantage in technological competition.
