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Anthropic Splits From Google, OpenAI Over State AI Safety Bill

By Leo Schwartz · Sep 3, 2026 6:00am PDT
Anthropic is at odds with other big tech firms over a Massachusetts Senate proposal requiring big AI developers to hire independent evaluators to assess catastrophic risks posed by their models every four months. The Massachusetts proposal could set a new standard for AI regulation, which state legislators across the country are pursuing... Anthropic is at odds with other big tech firms over a Massachusetts Senate proposal requiring big...
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OpenAI Removes AI Safety Leader Mądry, a Onetime Ally of CEO Altman

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jul 23, 2024 12:51pm PDT
OpenAI has reassigned the executive in charge of ensuring that its artificial intelligence won’t harm society to a different role within its research organization, the company told staffers last week. The executive, Aleksander Mądry, set up OpenAI’s Preparedness team last year to evaluate AI models for “catastrophic... OpenAI has reassigned the executive in charge of ensuring that its artificial intelligence...
Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever speaking at Tel Aviv University on June 5. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP via Getty.
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Before OpenAI Ousted Altman, Employees Disagreed Over AI ‘Safety’

By Jon Victor, Stephanie Palazzolo, Anissa Gardizy and Amir Efrati · Nov 17, 2023 6:40pm PST · 18 comments
OpenAI’s ouster of CEO Sam Altman on Friday followed internal arguments among employees about whether the company was developing artificial intelligence safely enough, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Such disagreements were high on the minds of some employees during an impromptu all-hands meeting following the firing.... OpenAI’s ouster of CEO Sam Altman on Friday followed internal arguments among employees...
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AI Safety Push Sparks Demand for Watchdog Groups. Critics Doubt Their Independence.

By Rocket Drew and Tiffany Li · Sep 18, 2026 6:00am PDT · 1 comment
Rising alarm about AI’s perils is thrusting into the spotlight a collection of little-known research groups focused on the technology’s safety—and fueling questions about their ability to effectively monitor the industry’s biggest companies. Both Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman promised in recent days to... Rising alarm about AI’s perils is thrusting into the spotlight a collection of little-known...
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Anthropic, OpenAI, Google Quietly Discussed an AI Safety Standards Body

By Leo Schwartz · Sep 13, 2026 12:16pm PDT · 1 comment
Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a standards body for the AI industry, people familiar with the matter said, even before Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on Saturday for AI companies to coordinate on testing and auditing the technology. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, for his part, told staff at... Anthropic, OpenAI and Google have been holding discussions about working together to create a...