Anthropic’s AI Safety Bill Has an Alarming Threshold for Government Action

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press briefing with AI executives on September 29, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty As the debate over regulating AI companies rages on, the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has scaled up its Capitol Hill lobbying. And, as lawmakers propose ways to curb largely unregulated AI development, the company has started pitching its own draft bill to regulate the industry, Politico reported Friday. The draft legislation would allow the government to block the release of any AI models it believes pose a danger to the public. But the its threshold for danger seems very high.

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