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Cohere CEO calls dominant AI companies a cartel for seeking antitrust exemptions to set safety rules
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Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez argues that market-dominant AI companies are using safety concerns to secure antitrust exemptions and define regulatory standards that entrench their position, specifically calling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's published roadmap requesting such exemptions.
The outcome of this dispute will determine whether AI regulation is set by a few incumbents or through broader participation, directly affecting compliance costs and market access for any company building or deploying AI systems. Engineers at smaller companies may face standards designed around competitors' existing capabilities rather than objective safety criteria.
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Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez calls dominant AI companies a cartel for seeking to define AI safety standards while also controlling the pace of AI development.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a roadmap asking governments for antitrust exemptions in the name of safety, which Gomez argues would entrench incumbents.
Gomez cites historical precedents where safety justifications led to regulatory capture, including the SEC's bond rating designations and Europe's Motor Vehicle Block Exemption.
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