Dean Ball: Anthropic hurt credibility with draft bill, AI safety too militant on preemption
deanwball · x · 2026-10-18
Dean Ball responds to criticism of Anthropic's draft federal AI legislation, saying the company has likely suffered some credibility harm, but also arguing the AI safety community is far too militant on the question of federal preemption — something he has loudly criticized in public and will continue to. The exchange contextualizes the AI safety community's apoplectic reaction to the draft within its broader opposition to Senate leadership proposals.
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