Anthropic CEO: Government should have power to block dangerous AI deployments
Anthropic wants independent testing for frontier models and says regulators should be able to block deployments that pose catastrophic risks.
- On Wednesday, June 10, Anthropic published two policy roadmaps calling for stronger federal oversight of advanced AI models and economic safeguards to protect workers from AI-driven disruption.
- CEO Dario Amodei compared AI regulation to the Federal Aviation Administration, proposing mandatory third-party testing for models trained using more than 10^25 FLOPs or developed by companies with over $500 million in AI revenue.
- Anthropic urged Congress not to block state AI laws unless lawmakers enact a "rigorous" federal framework that addresses "catastrophic AI risks," according to the company statement.
- To prepare for potential AI-driven layoffs, the company urged Congress and states to modernize unemployment benefit technology, backed by $350 million in new funding for research and fellowships.
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Anthropic CEO: Government should have power to block dangerous AI deployments
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is arguing governments should have the power to block dangerous deployments of artificial intelligence if they don't meet a certain safety standard. Amodei's latest assertion, published in an essay on his website Wednesday, builds upon the company's pro-safety approach to AI, which has put them at odds with both its competitors and the Trump administration this year.
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