OpenAI, Anthropic, Google in AI safety talks

openai, anthropic, and google deepmind have been discussing ai safety for several weeks, according to openai's global policy chief chris lehane. this comes after anthropic ceo dario amodei published an essay calling for industry-wide coordination to mitigate catastrophic ai risks. some, including openai's sam altman, support embedding third-party evaluators to monitor safety. however, this collaboration may raise antitrust concerns if found to suppress competition. the talks may also influence ai regulation, with some calling for a new standards body to oversee the industry.