Policy analyst proposes DOJ/FTC antitrust safe harbor for AI safety collaboration
WillRinehart · x · 2026-09-13
Policy researcher Will Rinehart has filed comments with the DOJ and FTC proposing a limited antitrust carveout for AI safety.
- Context: OpenAI and Anthropic ran a joint safety evaluation last summer; such collaboration is valuable, but antitrust law makes deeper cooperation on unreleased models legally risky.
- The proposal outlines terms for structured safety collaboration while explicitly keeping pricing, customers, and commercialization decisions off the table to prevent collusion under the guise of safety.
- The full filing is publicly available, and Rinehart is soliciting feedback.
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