Google, OpenAI and Anthropic Float Idea of AI Standards Body

That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 13) from The Information, citing sources familiar with the matter. These sources said the discussions began even before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s weekend call for artificial intelligence (AI) companies to work together on auditing and testing the technology.

Meanwhile, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said at a recent company-wide town hall that he was in favor of a testing and auditing organization for the industry, but believed that major AI labs would have to establish a standards body on their own without the backing of the U.S. government, a source familiar with the comments told The Information.

As the report notes, this sort of industry self-regulation was included in a proposal Amodei published Saturday (Sept. 12) on his blog, calling for a slowdown in AI development amid concerns about the technology’s safety.

He argued that companies could move forward with voluntary safety standards while the government works on AI regulation.

According to the report, Amodei’s post soon gained the support of numerous other tech leaders, including Altman, former Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, and Elon Musk.