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Anthropic's leaked AI bill draft criticized as weaker than FRONTIER Act

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A leaked draft of a federal AI bill associated with Anthropic has drawn criticism from AI safety advocates, who say it is significantly weaker than the bipartisan FRONTIER Act. Critics argue the draft undermines Anthropic's safety-first positioning.

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    Anthropic's leaked federal AI bill draws widespread criticism from AI safety advocates for being significantly weaker than the bipartisan FRONTIER Act (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)

    Shakeel Hashim / Transformer : Anthropic's leaked federal AI bill draws widespread criticism from AI safety advocates for being significantly weaker than the bipartisan FRONTIER Act — The leaked draft bill is weaker than the FRONTIER Act and makes Anthropic's safety-first pitch ring hollow

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