Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI Are Quietly Building Their Own AI Standards Body
TLDR
- Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have been meeting since July to discuss creating a shared AI standards body
- Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis proposed the idea, modeled on Wall Street’s FINRA regulator
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman supports the effort but says it must be built without government backing
- Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and some smaller AI firms have pushed back on the plan
- A White House draft executive order on an AI regulator was shelved after losing support
Three of the biggest names in artificial intelligence are in talks to create their own industry standards body. Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have been meeting regularly since at least July, according to The Information.
ANTHROPIC, OPENAI AND GOOGLE ARE DISCUSSING CREATING AI STANDARDS, WITH THE TALKS HAVING BEGUN BEFORE AMODEI'S ESSAY – THE INFORMATION
- First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) September 13, 2026
The working group met as recently as last week. The talks are ongoing regardless of whether the Trump administration gets involved.
How the Idea Started
The push came from Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis. In a July essay, he proposed a U.S.-led standards organization modeled on FINRA, the body that polices Wall Street under SEC oversight.
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