# Nobody Gets an A: The Summer 2026 AI Safety Index and the Industry's Retreat From Its Own Red Lines - July 16, 2026

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Published: 2026-07-16T10:10:41+00:00
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Nobody Gets an A: The Summer 2026 AI Safety Index and the Industry's Retreat From Its Own Red Lines The Future of Life Institute's Summer 2026 AI Safety Index grades nine frontier AI labs across 37 indicators, and the best grade in the entire industry is a C plus. Chris and Laura break down the scorecard, the walk backs on pause commitments, the industry wide military pivot, and why an expert panel judged every lab's existential safety plan entirely inadequate. Hosted by Chris and Laura. T...

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