Anthropic urges US not to block state AI laws without setting federal standards - Reuters
Anthropic urges US not to block state AI laws without setting federal standards Reuters
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"Congress should demand AI firms conduct independent safety evaluations for their most advanced models."
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Anthropic called on the U.S. Congress not to block state AI regulations unless a rigorous federal law addressing catastrophic AI risks is enacted, and urged AI companies to subject their most powerful models to independent safety tests.
Anthropic urged the U.S. Congress to avoid hindering state legislation concerning AI unless it establishes a strong federal law addressing major AI risks, and recommended mandatory independent safety tests for advanced AI models.
Anthropic appealed to the U.S. Congress to pass a 'rigorous' federal law addressing catastrophic AI risks, cautioning against blocking state AI regulations in its absence, and proposed that AI firms should undergo independent safety tests for their most advanced models.
Anthropic urged the U.S. Congress to implement rigorous federal AI regulations while preparing for an IPO, calling for state law recognition unless Congress enacts strong federal laws to address AI risks, and highlighted the need for AI safety tests and modernization of unemployment benefits for potential AI-driven layoffs.
Anthropic called on the U.S. Congress to refrain from hindering state-level AI regulation unless it passes comprehensive federal legislation addressing severe AI risks, and insisted that Congress should demand AI firms conduct independent safety evaluations for their most advanced models.
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