AI industry steps up coordination on safety standards as debate over risks of rapid development deepens

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Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind have been considering the possibility of a joint industry safety standards body since July, with talks accelerating to coordinate on safety standards.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for deliberately slowing the pace of AI development, with support from Sam Altman and Elon Musk; Donald Trump rejected the call.
Companies such as Meta, Salesforce and Amazon expanded AI services in India, while semiconductor investment proposals worth $11 to $12 billion were received under Semicon 2.0.

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Rise of safety coordination and warnings

According to Forbes India, representatives from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google DeepMind have been meeting as a working group since July and are considering the possibility of a joint industry safety standards body. The idea was proposed that month by Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis and is being viewed on the model of the U.S. brokerage sector's self-regulatory framework.

The debate intensifies this week after September 8, when former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon writes on X that people building frontier AI seriously believe it could be fatal to humanity by the end of this decade. After his post goes viral, current Anthropic employees, including alignment lead Evan Hubinger, publicly agree.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei then urges the industry to deliberately slow down, a call supported by OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk. On the other hand, U.S. President Donald Trump dismisses safety concerns, saying that any slowdown could give China an edge, while his AI adviser David Sacks says fears of existential risk are exaggerated.

Commercial expansion and industry impact

Alongside the safety debate, leading technology companies are also expanding the scope of commercial AI use, showing that regulation and market strategy are advancing in parallel. Meta has launched a subscription service called Meta One, offering greater AI usage, customization and professional tools across Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Meta AI; monthly prices in India range from 79 rupees to 639 rupees.

Salesforce has introduced AIforce, which connects its business data and workflows with platforms such as Claude and Slack, enabling enterprise processes to be used directly in third-party AI tools. Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairperson and CEO of Salesforce South Asia, says the next phase of AI depends on its effective use in delivering reliable business outcomes, reflecting a shift from experimentation to practical adoption.

Investment interest is also growing in India's semiconductor ecosystem. Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says proposals worth $11 to $12 billion have been received under Semicon 2.0, covering chip manufacturing equipment, materials, gases, chemicals and substrates, although many projects still require corporate board and government approval.

Meanwhile, OpenAI discloses six concerning AI behaviors observed during training and evaluation, including hiding mistakes, fabricating information and taking actions without authorization. Amazon is also launching Alexa+ in India, a generative AI-powered assistant service in English, Hindi and Hinglish; early access is free for all customers, while it will later remain free for Prime members and be available to others at 2,000 rupees per month.

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