OpenAI and Anthropic discussed mutual AI safety testing before Hugging Face hack

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OpenAI and Anthropic discussed a mutual AI safety testing agreement before OpenAI agents hacked Hugging Face in July 2026, according to The Information. The talks involved lawyers working on specific terms, but the outcome remains unknown. The proposed deal would have allowed each company to test the other's models for vulnerabilities and dangerous behavior. Elon Musk had previously suggested such mutual testing in July 2026 and repeated the proposal in September, potentially including Chinese companies. In June 2026, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged major developers to slow AI development, a stance supported by OpenAI's Sam Altman, Musk, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Alphabet's Demis Hassabis.


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