The bill would mandate that AI makers must test their models and share findings with the public
The proposal suggests govt could block the release of an AI model if it’s determined to imminently risk killing or injuring over 50 people or causing more than $1billion in damage, according to Politico, which first reported on the bill. The threat must be a result of the model creating or releasing a biological weapon, the AI going beyond human control, or a cyberattack, Politico reported.
“This bill represents the proposals outlined in Anthropic’s Advanced AI Framework, which we have been advocating for with federal and state lawmakers since June,” a company spokesperson said. The bill would mandate that AI makers must test their models and share findings with the public; it also would require AI companies to allow independent evaluators to routinely review models, the spokesperson said. “Our proposal also grants the federal govt the ability to block or deter dangerous deployments of the most powerful models,” the spokesperson said.
Anthropic has presented its own draft bill to US lawmakers with a plan for regulating artificial intelligence safety and security, in a moment of heightened concern about the potential risks of the rapidly advancing technology. “These are sensible policies we believe Congress should act on. Bloomberg You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.