{"slug": "why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has", "title": "Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach", "summary": "OpenAI and Anthropic have publicly supported Australia's new AI regulations, a move that analysts say is part of a broader strategy to shape global rules in their favor. The companies hope to follow the model of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and achieved a $2.1tn valuation after listing on public markets in June.", "body_md": "# Why are OpenAI and Anthropic cheering on regulation in Australia? The answer has global reach\n\nBy Luca IttimaniSource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)The companies hope to follow in the footsteps of SpaceX, which raised $86bn and soared to a $2.1tn valuation after it listed on public markets in June\n\nGet our\n\n[breaking news email](https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl),[free app](https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3)or[daily news podcast](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl)\n\nTop US AI developers [Anthropic](/glossary/anthropic) and [OpenAI](/glossary/openai) cheered when Australia announced it would set new AI rules.\n\nBig tech celebrating limits on their Silicon Valley VC-funded free-for-all might seem counterintuitive but there’s a much broader play than just what happens in one relatively small market.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/23/openai-anthropic-australia-ai-regulation)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-austr-8c82", "published_at": "2026-07-22 15:00:19+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-22 15:35:48.326461+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Australia", "SpaceX"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/why-are-openai-and-anthropic-cheering-on-regulation-in-australia-the-answer-has.jsonld"}}