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OpenAI and Anthropic Split on Which State AI Safety Model Should Win

OpenAI and Anthropic Split on Which State AI Safety Model Should Win

OpenAI and Anthropic are no longer debating whether states should regulate AI; they are competing to shape which regulatory model wins. OpenAI now backs strengthening California's SB 53 while opposing Massachusetts'

WHY IT MATTERS  The split shows frontier AI labs are actively trying to influence state AI rules, with OpenAI backing one California bill and opposing a Massachusetts proposal.

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The Eval Harness Becomes the Product

[ANALYSIS] Across agent infrastructure, a quiet inversion is underway: the eval harness — the scaffolding that tests whether an AI agent actually works — is becoming the primary artifact teams buil…

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