Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports
Synopsis
Anthropic has unveiled a proposed bill targeting the regulation of frontier AI safety and security protocols. This draft legislation aims to empower the government to halt any AI models that could present significant imminent dangers. Independent evaluators registered with the Commerce Department will carry out thorough risk assessments, and if a model is determined to pose such a risk, findings must be reported within a tight 72-hour window.
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Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the efforts.
The bill would let the government block a model's release or use only if it poses a foreseeable, imminent risk of more than $1 billion in damages, or of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people, according to the report.
Here are some details:
The risk must stem from the creation or release of a biological weapon, the model evading its developer's controls or a cyberattack, Politico reported
Anthropic and the Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment
Under the bill, independent evaluators, which would register with the Commerce Department, would be tasked with periodically evaluating the lab and its frontier models, according to the report
The labs could pay these evaluators, provided the payment is not tied to the evaluation's outcome, the report said
If the evaluators determine there is "imminent enumerated risk" for a company's frontier models, they must report it to Commerce within 72 hours of completing their assessment, Politico reported
While the Commerce Department could request a judge to halt a model after determining risk, the language explicitly prohibits any other US government department, agency, or officer from suspending development, deployment, or internal use, according to the report
A federal judge for the District Court for the District of Columbia could order the suspension of a model, the report said.
The bill would let the government block a model's release or use only if it poses a foreseeable, imminent risk of more than $1 billion in damages, or of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people, according to the report.
Here are some details:
The risk must stem from the creation or release of a biological weapon, the model evading its developer's controls or a cyberattack, Politico reported
Anthropic and the Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment
Under the bill, independent evaluators, which would register with the Commerce Department, would be tasked with periodically evaluating the lab and its frontier models, according to the report
The labs could pay these evaluators, provided the payment is not tied to the evaluation's outcome, the report said
If the evaluators determine there is "imminent enumerated risk" for a company's frontier models, they must report it to Commerce within 72 hours of completing their assessment, Politico reported
While the Commerce Department could request a judge to halt a model after determining risk, the language explicitly prohibits any other US government department, agency, or officer from suspending development, deployment, or internal use, according to the report
A federal judge for the District Court for the District of Columbia could order the suspension of a model, the report said.
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