OpenAI, Anthropic push for AI regulation in UK

openai and anthropic executives appeared before the british parliamentary committee, stating that voluntary commitments are insufficient to ensure ai safety. anthropic's liam booth-smith and openai's tom duff gordon expressed support for binding rules and a statutory framework. in contrast, google deepmind's owen larter and meta's rob sherman declined to back new legislation. the hearing showcased the divide among ai leaders on regulation. the uk's current regulatory regime for ai is voluntary, which has raised concerns among lawmakers and security officials.