Anthropic wants AI models blocked only if they threaten over $1 billion in damage or more than 50 deaths or serious injuries

Winners & losers: Anthropic is pitching a draft AI safety bill to lawmakers. That might sound like a good thing, but there are some eyebrow-raising sections. One of them is that the government should be able to block the release of a new AI model, but only if it has the potential to cause at least $1 billion worth of damage or kill or seriously injure more than 50 people. It seems causing $999 million worth of damage and killing 49 people isn't really a problem. Politico obtained the confidential draft of the proposal, which a company spokesperson said included "sensible policies we believe Congress should act on." The headline provision would allow the government to block only models that could cause at least $1 billion worth of damage or…

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