Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic Begin Forming SAFA Standards Body

According to The Information, Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are close to creating an independent standards body for frontier AI tentatively named the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA), while OpenAI and Anthropic are simultaneously discussing an agreement on mutual testing of commercial models.

Compiled by Sergey KostenchukPublished 2026-09-27Updated 2026-09-27

2026-09-27 Safety OpenAI

🛡 Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic Begin Forming SAFA Standards Body

According to The Information, the body tentatively named the Standards Authority for Frontier AI is to operate autonomously and fill gaps in government regulation.

🌍 For the first time, the three main frontier model developers may have a common independent standards mechanism where there is no government oversight — against the backdrop of Trump's position against new restrictions. In parallel, OpenAI and Anthropic are discussing mutual stress tests of commercial models — a rare precedent of transparency for competitors.

👤 If the results of such checks become at least partially public, independent benchmarks for the safety of the models you use will appear — instead of vendor self-assessments.

Source 1: https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1099096/google-openai-and-anthropic-move-closer-to-ai-safety-standards-body-1099096.html

Source 2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49869112

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