Anthropic Proposes Controversial AI Safety Bill with High Damage Thresholds for Federal Intervention

10/19/2026

Anthropic's draft bill would limit federal power to halt models, set strict risk thresholds and require court approval for suspensions.

10/18/2026

Anthropic wants the US government to regulate AI, but it also wants a say in how those rules are framed. The maker of the Claude AI assistant is reportedly circulating a draft Bill among US...

10/18/2026

Anthropic suggests the US government should block AI models only if they pose an imminent risk of over $1 billion in damage or cause 50 deaths.

10/18/2026

Anthropic has been privately pitching lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, POLITICO reported Friday. The outlet cited three people familiar with the effort and...

10/18/2026

Anthropic suggests AI models should only be blocked if they pose a risk of causing $1 billion in damage or 50 deaths, seeking to influence US regulatory frameworks.

10/17/2026

Three people familiar with the private discussions say Anthropic has been pitching a draft bill on frontier AI safety to Capitol Hill lawmakers. Reportedly, the bill allows the US government to...

10/17/2026

The company’s draft bill would let Washington block a model’s release if there is an imminent risk of killing more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damages, but only with a...