AI safety researchers slam Anthropic-backed federal AI bill as 'astonishingly bad'
michael_nielsen · x · 2026-10-17
AI policy researchers are fiercely criticizing the new federal AI bill backed by Anthropic.
- Nathan Calvin argues the legislation is 'not remotely close to meeting the moment' and that passing it would leave the US less protected against catastrophic risks than existing law.
- He highlights far-reaching preemption provisions that would override state laws like SB 53 and strip state courts of general powers to enjoin defendants and protect the public.
- ketanrama called it 'astonishingly bad' without overstatement; another commentator described being 'viscerally angry' at multiple points, while conceding some parts are sensible.
The federal-vs-state preemption fight is becoming a central battleground in US AI policy.
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