Anthropic Clashes with Senate Over AI Safety Bill, Criticized for Wanting 'Check-the-Box' Compliance
neil_chilson · x · 2026-07-30
According to Punchbowl News, Senate Majority Leader Thune's AI safety bill is on hold due to disagreements with Anthropic and Senator Cantwell. The bill aims to establish a legal duty of care for frontier AI systems. Anthropic criticized the bill for creating an ongoing duty of care. Commentator neilchilson strongly criticized Anthropic's stance, calling it 'maddening' and suggesting the company wants a check-the-box compliance regime without liability for actual harms.
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