Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have discussed forming a joint AI standards organization

Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google have talked about forming a collaborative industry standards body, according to a report by The Information. This would give the largest frontier laboratories an opportunity to lay down the safety standards against which their own models will be evaluated.

For companies evaluating whether to utilize frontier models for sensitive tasks or not, the introduction of common standards would increase their certainty about adoption. But this same framework might empower the largest players. The OECD has previously warned that high fixed expenses, lack of computing resources, and concentrated infrastructure already make it difficult for companies to enter the AI market. Compliance costs might add yet another hurdle that smaller laboratories have to face.

The proposals already on the table

On July 14, Demis Hassabis, the head of Google DeepMind, suggested an initiative for a U.S.-based Frontier AI Standards Body, inspired by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

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