AI startups are worried that calls from OpenAI and Anthropic to slow frontier development could help shape a new regulatory framework led by the industry’s biggest players, according to Bloomberg.

Bloomberg’s Natasha Mascarenhas and Maggie Eastland said founders and investors are reacting to early talks among OpenAI, Anthropic and Google DeepMind on common safety standards. Washington is also debating whether the effort needs government involvement or changes to antitrust rules.