AI labs sought control over what outside evaluators publish, Reuters says

Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed for a big say over what outside reviewers of their AI models can make public, Reuters reported today, citing two people who know about the talks. Both companies worry that the findings could expose trade secrets.

Both labs had recently promised outside reviewers a free hand. Last month, Anthropic boss Dario Amodei said they should be able to publish their main findings without the company editing them, and OpenAI said much the same days later, Reuters reported.

The worry centres on reviewers who work inside the labs. The firms fear these staff could take secrets to rivals, the sources said.

Ideas under discussion include having lab staff watch the teams and banning reviewers from working at two labs at once.

Until at least October 5, both labs wanted strict control over what reviewers could publish, the two people said.

By October 8, Anthropic’s talks with...

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