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OpenAI and Anthropic leaders told British lawmakers that AI should be regulated, Wired says, describing a parliamentary session that also included whistleblowers and security leaders.

Why it matters

The report’s headline gives the broad message, but the supplied account does not say what rules the companies proposed or whether they agreed on the details. Those are rather important footnotes when the word “regulation” is doing this much work. Wired also notes that the UK spy chief warned AI could be used to create new bioweapons.

Discuss: What should lawmakers prioritise: binding rules for AI companies, or stronger safeguards against specific threats?

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    The UK hearing drew a clear divide: Anthropic called for binding rules on AI companies, while OpenAI backed some mandatory requirements, including incident reporting. Google DeepMind and Meta did not endorse new legislation, instead pointing to standards and existing regulators, WIRED reports.

    Anthropic’s head of Europe, Liam Booth-Smith, told MPs voluntary commitments were not enough. OpenAI vice-president Tom Duff Gordon took a more cautious line, supporting a statutory framework and an international convention while arguing that some requirements should be mandatory.

    The committee also heard that the UK’s current AI safety regime is voluntary.

    That leaves the disagreement with a practical edge: the hearing’s witnesses described both a dispute over whether rules should bind companies and limits on what UK officials can currently compel.

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    • OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us - WIRED: WIRED reports that Anthropic supported binding AI rules, OpenAI supported a statutory framework with some mandatory requirements, and Google DeepMind and Meta did not endorse new legislation. It also reports that UK officials described the current regime as voluntary and said the AI Security Institute cannot prevent a model release.

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