Anthropic’s leaked AI bill sparks backlash

The News The debate around the contours of an acceptable federal AI safety bill shifted again after a draft of a proposal Anthropic has been pitching to lawmakers on Capitol Hill leaked late last week. Anthropic, long seen as the safety-promoting frontier lab, found itself on the defensive, with one of its top lobbyists posting about tweaks it plans to make to the draft that more accurately reflect the dizzying pace of AI progress and the company’s stance on pre-empting state laws. That draft bill is a legislative version of an AI safety framework the company has been pitching for months, a company spokesperson told Semafor. However, AI safety advocates are arguing it doesn’t go nearly far enough, unfairly pre-empts state laws, and accepts too much possible risk.

First reported by Semafor. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.