Anthropic Reportedly Abandons Flagship AI Safety Pledge in Policy Shift
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Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Anthropic, the AI safety-focused company, is reportedly abandoning its flagship safety pledge (Responsible Scaling Policy/RSP) that previously committed to pausing development of AI models that exceeded certain risk thresholds. The company's co-founder framed the decision as a pragmatic response to political and scientific realities rather than a capitulation to market pressures. While Anthropic had hoped its RSP would encourage industry-wide adoption of similar safety measures, no major rivals made comparable commitments. The shift suggests Anthropic may release future AI models without the same level of ironclad safety guarantees previously promised.
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He framed it instead as a pragmatic response to emerging political and scientific realities.
I don't think we're making any kind of U-turn
When Anthropic introduced the RSP in 2023, Kaplan says, the company hoped it would encourage rivals to adopt similar measures.
No rivals made quite as overt a promise to pause AI development, but many published lengthy reports detailing their plans to mitigate risk
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