OpenAI-Anthropic Model Stress-Test Deal Is Safety Theater, Critic Says
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-22
Commenting on this week's news that OpenAI and Anthropic nearly struck a deal to stress-test each other's AI models, David Linthicum argues it is "kabuki theater, not AI safety."
- Core argument: two competitors reviewing each other's homework is self-regulation dressed up as safety, the consulting equivalent of "trust us." Every industry's self-regulation has ended the same way: friendly findings, carefully timed disclosures, and nothing that threatens the revenue engine.
- He says real AI safety requires independent third parties, independent auditors with actual authority, and transparent incident reporting not curated by the marketing department.
- He questions who the announcement is for — certainly not anyone paying attention to the actual incident reports coming out of these companies.
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