NYP: OpenAI and Anthropic accused of overselling AI security breaches to pressure feds

himanshustwts · x · 2026-09-20

Per the New York Post, OpenAI and Anthropic allegedly "oversold AI security breaches" to pressure federal regulators into protecting their turf. The post's framing ("It was bound to happen") reflects a common industry suspicion linking frontier labs' safety disclosures to policy lobbying. The report is a media allegation; neither company has responded, but it bears on the credibility of lab safety claims.

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