Anthropic Endorses California's SB 53 AI Regulation Bill
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Summary
Anthropic has announced its endorsement of SB 53, a California bill regulating powerful AI systems developed by frontier AI companies. The company explains that while it prefers federal-level AI regulation to avoid a patchwork of state laws, the rapid pace of AI advancement requires action now. Anthropic's support comes after analyzing lessons from California's previous attempt at AI regulation (SB 1047). The bill was developed with input from Governor Newsom's Joint California Policy Working Group.
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While we believe that frontier AI safety is best addressed at the federal level instead of a patchwork of state regulations, powerful AI advancements won't wait for consensus in Washington.
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