Anthropic has launched The Anthropic Institute, a new public-interest effort focused on the social challenges posed by powerful AI. The company says the group will combine technical, economic, and social-science expertise to inform the broader public conversation.
Google released its 2026 Responsible AI Progress Report on February 17, 2026, with an update on February 18. The report details how AI Principles-based governance is being embedded across Gemini product development, foundation model work, and post-launch monitoring.
Anthropic published Responsible Scaling Policy Version 3.0 on February 24, 2026. The update keeps the ASL framework but retools how commitments are managed when capability thresholds are hard to measure unambiguously.
OpenAI said on February 28, 2026 that it reached an agreement with the Department of War for classified AI deployments, and posted a March 2 update adding explicit domestic-surveillance limitation language. The company highlights cloud-only deployment, retained safety-stack control, and cleared personnel-in-the-loop safeguards.
Anthropic announced Responsible Scaling Policy v3 on February 24, 2026 and paired it with a Frontier Safety Roadmap. The company says it will update the policy every 3-6 months and publish model-specific Risk Reports to improve verifiability.
Anthropic released Responsible Scaling Policy 3.0, adding a structured Frontier Safety and Security Framework and new roadmap and reporting mechanisms. The update emphasizes explicit commitments to pause or withhold deployment if risk thresholds are exceeded.
Anthropic announced on February 13, 2026 that Chris Liddell has joined its board of directors. Liddell previously served as CFO at Microsoft, General Motors, and International Paper, and as Deputy White House Chief of Staff.