{"slug": "openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety", "title": "OpenAI, Anthropic and Google secretly joined forces to collaborate on AI safety", "summary": "OpenAI Group PBC global head of policy Chris Lehane said OpenAI has been working closely with rivals Anthropic PBC and Google LLC's DeepMind research lab to devise a framework ensuring artificial intelligence safety. \"It's better to try to work together to prioritize safety,\" Lehane said at a press event. The collaboration among the three leading AI developers had not been previously disclosed.", "body_md": "# OpenAI, Anthropic and Google secretly joined forces to collaborate on AI safety\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)\n\n[OpenAI](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/openai) Group PBC’s global head of policy Chris Lehane said today that his company has been working closely with rivals including [Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic) PBC and Google LLC’s [DeepMind](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind) research lab to try and devise a framework that ensures [artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) safety. “It’s better to try to work together to prioritize safety,” Lehane said at a press […]\n\nThe post [OpenAI, Anthropic and Google secretly joined forces to collaborate on AI safety](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/15/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.\n\n## Key Terms Explained\n\n[AI Safety](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-safety)\n\nThe broad field studying how to build AI systems that are safe, reliable, and beneficial.\n\n[Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic)\n\nAn AI safety company founded in 2021 by former OpenAI researchers, including Dario and Daniela Amodei.\n\n[Artificial Intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence)\n\nThe science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making.\n\n[DeepMind](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/deepmind)\n\nA leading AI research lab, now part of Google.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collab-w17i", "published_at": "2026-09-16 01:38:21+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 02:06:12.908449+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Google", "DeepMind", "Chris Lehane"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-anthropic-and-google-secretly-joined-forces-to-collaborate-on-ai-safety.jsonld"}}