Sam Altman pitches a US-led AI rulebook as OpenAI loses ground to Anthropic and Google

There is a pattern where the company feeling the most competitive heat is also the one most eager to write the global rulebook. Setting the standards is a way to shape the game when you are no longer sure you can win it on the field. Whether rivals accept OpenAI as referee, especially while Anthropic quietly pulls ahead on the numbers, is the subplot to watch.