OpenAI in talks with Anthropic for mutual model stress-testing deal before Hugging Face incident
According to The Information, before the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI was negotiating a legally binding agreement with Anthropic for the two companies to stress-test each other's models. This move is part of OpenAI's broader rethinking of safety strategies in response to employee and other concerns about AI dangers.
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The Information : Source: before the Hugging Face incident, OpenAI was negotiating a legally binding deal with Anthropic for the companies to stress-test each other's models — OpenAI is rethinking a range of safety strategies as it responds to fears from employees and others about the dangers its AI poses.
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