Anthropic CEO Says Government Should Be Able to Block New Models

Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei said the government should have the power to block artificial intelligence developers from deploying new AI models if they present certain risks.

In a lengthy essay on Wednesday, Amodei argued that AI models should undergo mandatory testing by third parties to assess the risk they pose across several categories, including enabling cybersecurity threats and biological weapons. If the AI is deemed to “present unacceptable risks,” he wrote, “the government should have the power to block or deter deployment.”

Dario Amodei

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The remarks represent some of Amodei’s strongest calls yet for stricter regulation of AI ...