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OpenAI confirms multi-week AI safety coordination with Anthropic and Google DeepMind

September 15, 2026 · High importance · policy
Editorial Analysis

OpenAI global policy chief Chris Lehane publicly confirmed that the company has been in discussions with Anthropic and Google DeepMind for several weeks on AI safety measures. He stated the firms do not require an antitrust waiver to coordinate on technical safety standards, citing airline industry precedents. The disclosure follows Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s public call for a voluntary slowdown in frontier model development and endorsements from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

At a Glance
Date
September 15, 2026
Importance
High 5/5
Category
policy
Axis of Change
Regulatory Constraint
Organizations
OpenAI Anthropic Google DeepMind Alphabet
Models Affected
No specific model identified
Sources
  1. 01 reuters.com
  2. 02 bloomberg.com
  3. 03 economictimes.indiatimes.com
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