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Anthropic Opposes the Extreme AI Liability Bill That OpenAI Backed
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Anthropic has come out against a proposed Illinois law backed by OpenAI that would shield AI labs from liability if their systems are used to cause large-scale harm, like mass casualties or more than $1 billion in property damage.
Key facts
- The fight over the bill, SB 3444, is drawing new battle lines between Anthropic and OpenAI over how AI technologies should be regulated
- Anthropic has come out against a proposed Illinois law backed by OpenAI that would shield AI labs from liability if their systems are used to cause large-scale harm, like mass casualties or more
- The crux of OpenAI and Anthropic’s disagreement over SB 3444 comes down to who should be liable in the event of an AI-enabled disaster—a nightmare potential scenario that US lawmakers have only
- Behind the scenes, Anthropic has been lobbying state senator Bill Cunningham, SB 3444’s sponsor, and other Illinois lawmakers to either make major changes to the bill or kill it as it stands
Summary
The fight over the bill, SB 3444, is drawing new battle lines between Anthropic and OpenAI over how AI technologies should be regulated. Behind the scenes, Anthropic has been lobbying state senator Bill Cunningham, SB 3444’s sponsor, and other Illinois lawmakers to either make major changes to the bill or kill it as it stands, according to people familiar with the matter. “The team are opposed to this bill. The crux of OpenAI and Anthropic’s disagreement over SB 3444 comes down to who should be liable in the event of an AI-enabled disaster—a nightmare potential scenario that US lawmakers have only recently begun to confront.