Firms take lead on AI safety standards as security incidents mount

Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are coordinating on their own “Standards Authority for Frontier AI,” The Information reported. Progress in frontier AI development is far outpacing governments’ capabilities — and willingness — to police it. “There is a disconnect between the law and the reality of what is being regulated,” one former EU official said, pointing to the bloc’s 2024 AI Act; once touted as the first comprehensive AI legislation, the law has been overtaken by technological developments, becoming a “ cautionary tale,” The New York Times wrote. Though US President Donald Trump has opposed regulation, “ it’s probably going to happen anyway,” Transformer wrote. Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are coordinating on their own “ Standards Authority for Frontier AI,” The Information reported, as the latter two firms probe “ tens of thousands ” of security incidents linked to their models, according to Axios.