the funniest part about all of this is that some of the loudest voices in AI are invested heavily in Anthropic and OpenAI so if they come out and call BS on what Dario and Sam are saying, they are undermining their investment and their LP’s if they come out and agree with… Show more

Scoop: Anthropic, Google and OpenAI have been holding regular discussions about creating an AI industry standards body, meeting as recently as this past week even as efforts in the White House stalled. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also discussed moving the idea forward without the… Show more

SITUATION DETECTED: Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google are holding talks to create an industry-led standards body to police the AI sector, per The Information.

OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have been holding talks since before Dario's essay to create an industry led standards body for shared model safety protocols. Reporting by The Information.

A common tactic for setting up a cartel is to organize some kind of club that meets regularly, supposedly to talk about matters related to the industry. Often in reality they are coordinating to keep prices high, set up barriers against new entrants and/or push out competitors.

JUST IN: The Information reports Anthropic, OpenAI and Google were already discussing an AI standards body before Amodei's essay on Saturday. So the essay wasn't one CEO speaking out. It was the public version of something already being negotiated privately. The plan is shared… Show more