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Anthropic pitches AI safety bill to US lawmakers limiting government block on model releases

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Sources report that Anthropic has quietly pitched a draft AI safety bill to US lawmakers, which would limit the circumstances under which the government could block the release of an AI model. The proposal comes amid ongoing debates over AI regulation and model release oversight.

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    Sources: Anthropic pitched its own AI safety bill to US lawmakers; the bill would limit the circumstances in which the government could block a model's release (Owen Dahlkamp/Politico)

    Owen Dahlkamp / Politico : Sources: Anthropic pitched its own AI safety bill to US lawmakers; the bill would limit the circumstances in which the government could block a model's release — Representatives for the artificial intelligence giant Anthropic have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill …

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