OpenAI, Anthropic and Google reportedly discussed an independent AI oversight body

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have been talking for months about self-regulation through an independent oversight body, The Information reports. Smaller companies such as Cohere worry that the effort could turn into a cartel.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for a uniform nationwide safety framework for advanced AI and said the industry should not wait for lawmakers. OpenAI now sets explicit safety protocols before training runs that could bring major capability jumps. Altman said pacing does not mean stopping, and that progress will remain rapid, just not as fast as it could be. Over the weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, former DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Elon Musk also backed more controlled AI development.