The Future of Life Institute published its Summer 2026 AI Safety Index, and as TechTimes notes, no lab scored above a C+. The index graded nine leading developers across 37 indicators in six domains. Anthropic topped the field at C+ (2.66 on a 4.0 scale), with OpenAI and Google DeepMind tied at C, while xAI, DeepSeek and Mistral received failing grades. The report's sharpest point is a trend: amid fierce competition and a push into defense contracts, several labs have quietly walked back earlier commitments to pause development when systems approach danger thresholds. For anyone weighing which AI tools to trust, it is a reminder that even the safest-rated lab is only a middling C+.