OpenAI intensifies AI safety measures in response to Anthropic competition, whose revenue growth continues to lead

Odaily News: As the AI competition between OpenAI and Anthropic intensifies, OpenAI is attempting to close the gap with rival Anthropic by raising safety standards and adjusting product strategies. OpenAI recently announced it would "temporarily slow down the pace of model expansion" and allocate more resources to strengthening AI safety protections. Previously, OpenAI discovered abnormal behavior in its AI systems during testing, prompting further concerns within the company about model safety, cyberattack risks, and control over autonomous capabilities.

This adjustment in safety strategy is also seen as part of OpenAI's response to Anthropic's rapid rise. In the past, Anthropic, leveraging its Claude series of models, achieved rapid growth particularly in enterprise applications and AI coding, with revenue growth outpacing OpenAI. Market data shows that Anthropic's recent annualized revenue has grown quickly, and it leads OpenAI on certain metrics. (The Information)