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AIHOT · Published on October 21, 2026 at 07:01

Anthropic has proposed AI safety legislation to Congress. The draft suggests that model releases may be prohibited if they could cause deaths exceeding 50 people or losses surpassing $1 billion.

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According to Politico, Anthropic is pushing a draft AI safety bill before Congress. The proposal allows blocking model releases when imminent risks are foreseeable, using thresholds similar to California's SB 53: over 50 deaths or over $1 billion in property damage, with disaster risks stemming from biological weapons, models escaping developer control, or cyberattacks.

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