In the Future of Life Institute’s AI Safety Index of July 2026, Anthropic scored highest with a C+, followed by OpenAI (C), Google DeepMind (C) and Meta (D+); xAI and Mistral both received an F, and Mistral scored lowest of the nine companies rated.

What this evidence bears on

• Supports: Independent reviewers rate Anthropic’s safety practices the best of any AI company.

  • A reason for “Anthropic”

• Supports: Its top grade is a C+, which shows the whole industry is weak rather than that Anthropic is ethical.

  • A reply in “Anthropic”

• Supports: Mistral scored lowest of nine companies in the Future of Life Institute’s AI Safety Index.

  • A reply in “Mistral AI”

• Supports: xAI received an F in the Future of Life Institute’s AI Safety Index.

  • A reply in “xAI”