Here’s Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster

Wired AI · 4 hours ago

Anthropic is pushing U.S. states to adopt stricter AI safety regulations beyond transparency laws, supporting measures like third-party audits and government authority to block unsafe model deployments. The company defined its support for regulations targeting companies with over $500 million in annual revenue and hundreds of millions in development spending, which would affect only the largest AI developers. Critics like former White House AI czar David Sacks claim this is regulatory capture designed to handicap smaller competitors, though Anthropic frames the effort as ensuring safe AI development regardless of company size.