18 October 2026
Anthropic proposes AI safety bill triggered by 50 deaths or $1 billion damages
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- Anthropic, the AI company behind the Claude chatbot, proposed a federal bill for emergency oversight of powerful AI models.
- The bill applies to bioweapons, AI-enabled cyberattacks, or labs losing control of models, and requires reporting within 72 hours.
- A federal judge would decide whether a model release is halted, with only the Commerce Department able to order a stop.
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