Claims of a joint regulatory body for AI among Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI

As debates continue in the US regarding the speed of development and regulation of artificial intelligence models, it has been alleged that a new standards body option has come to the agenda among the industry's leading companies.

According to a report by CNN citing unnamed sources, Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI are evaluating the possibility of creating a company-led body to establish industry standards for artificial intelligence models.

Sources stated that the discussions gained momentum not so much after the resignation of Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, but following an article written in July by Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis, in which he proposed a US-led artificial intelligence standards body.

In the model proposed by Hassabis, it was envisioned that the body would operate under government oversight with public and private sector cooperation, and that advanced artificial intelligence models would be tested before being released for use.

SAFETY AND SPEED DEBATE

At the center of the debate is the concern that the increasingly rapid development of artificial intelligence systems could exceed companies' capacity to understand, control, and audit the safety risks of these systems.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei argued in an article published on September 12 that the pace of artificial intelligence technology development should be slowed down to allow more room for oversight. Amodei stated that companies should come together to set safety standards and establish certain rules regarding the speed at which models are released to the market.

Amodei's move received support from the tech world as well. Elon Musk stated "Dario is right" in a post on his X account. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also noted that he agreed with the proposal and would take a similar step regarding independent evaluation.

Sources speaking to CNN claimed that these discussions are ongoing and will continue regardless of whether the US President Donald Trump administration is involved in the process. However, it was also noted that not all leaders in the technology sector are on the same page regarding how artificial intelligence should be regulated.

Amodei also argued that the US administration should strengthen chip export restrictions to China and prevent artificial intelligence laboratories in China from obtaining data from US companies' models through "distillation." In an interview with CBS News, the Anthropic CEO expressed that the most difficult dilemma in the proposal to slow down artificial intelligence is the possibility that China and other rival countries might not act in the same direction.

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