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Sriram Krishnan Eyed to Lead Google-OpenAI-Anthropic AI Safety Body
- •Sriram Krishnan, former White House AI policy adviser, is reportedly being considered to lead the planned AI safety organization backed by Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
- •The organization, provisionally named the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA), aims to be an independent, industry-led body, launching by late 2026 or early 2027.
- •Krishnan's career spans product leadership roles at Microsoft, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo!, and Snap, and he co-hosts "The Aarthi and Sriram Show" podcast.
- •He previously served as Senior White House Policy Advisor on AI under President-elect Donald Trump, co-authoring the America AI Action Plan.
- •SAFA's core mission would be to translate public safety pledges into practical, testable benchmarks and support AI developers in evaluating new models before commercial release.
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Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic have reportedly approached former White House AI policy adviser Sriram Krishnan to head the Standards Authority for Frontier AI (SAFA). The planned independent, industry-led body aims to turn public safety pledges into practical, testable benchmarks for frontier models by late 2026 or early 2027.
Sriram Krishnan left his White House role in June 2026 after publicly arguing against a centralized licensing-style regulator for artificial intelligence. During his 18-month tenure, he co-authored the America AI Action Plan alongside AI and crypto czar David Sacks before stepping down to tackle other tech challenges.
Born in Chennai in 1984, Krishnan earned his B.Tech from SRM Engineering College before moving to the US in 2005. He began his career at Microsoft and held prominent product leadership roles at Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo!, Snap, and venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
