Anthropic Circulates Draft AI Safety Bill Among US Lawmakers
Anthropic is circulating draft legislation among US lawmakers that would establish federal safety and security rules for the most powerful artificial intelligence models, the company confirmed Friday.
Under the proposal, the federal government could seek a court order blocking a model’s release or use when it poses a foreseeable and imminent risk of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damage. Politico reported that qualifying risks would have to arise from a biological weapon, a cyberattack or a model evading its developer’s controls.
The bill would require frontier-model developers to test their systems, publicly disclose findings, undergo independent evaluations and maintain security programs. Independent evaluators registered with the Commerce Department would periodically assess companies and their models. They would be required to …