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“likely makes it harder than under existing law for a court to get an order blocking or restricting the development of frontier models.”
Anthropic’s weak AI bill undermines its ‘safety first’ approachTransformer, October 19, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Hashim quotes Encode's Nathan Calvin on the effect of the bill's preemption language.
“Anthropic’s proposed federal law likely makes it harder than under existing law for a court to get an order blocking or restricting the development of frontier models”
Leaked Anthropic Draft AI Regulatory Bill Is Unacceptable and TroublingDon't Worry About the Vase, October 17, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Nathan Calvin's reaction to the draft, quoted in the post; Calvin says passing it would leave people less protected against catastrophic risks than existing law.

In the Base

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  1. EssayDon't Worry About the VaseMentioned

    Anthropic Files Its S-1

    Zvi Mowshowitz gives a long close reading of Anthropic's S-1 filing: its finances, share classes and governance, and risk factors. Mowshowitz argues the filing treats existential risk briefly and in the passive voice, and that Anthropic's business plan depends on AI-assisted AI development.

  2. EssayDon’t Worry About the VaseAbout them

    Anthropic Versus Anthropic

    Zvi Mowshowitz reproduces Dario Amodei's reply to Nathan Calvin's criticism and covers Kelsey Piper's visit to Anthropic, METR's review of Anthropic's risk report, and the new public benefit fund. Mowshowitz argues Anthropic's costly stands track the CEO's personal priorities.

  3. PodcastThe Cognitive RevolutionMentioned

    AI:AM Highlights: Clean Neurons, Black October, the GPU Credit Crunch, and Buying the Supply Chain

    In a 90-minute highlights episode of The Cognitive Revolution, Zvi Mowshowitz argues that AI-assisted AI research has quietly begun and that the leaked Anthropic draft bill would increase risk; SF Compute's Evan Conrad says credit, not power or chips, limits compute; Cambrian's Lonis Hamaili argues the physical supply chain will capture more value than the labs.

  4. EssayDon't Worry About the VaseMentioned

    Anthropic Does Not Understand Why Its Draft Bill Was Unacceptable and Troubling

    Zvi Mowshowitz responds to a statement by Anthropic's federal affairs lead on its leaked draft federal AI bill. Mowshowitz argues the draft is weaker than the FRONTIER Act and serves Anthropic's business interests, and quotes the lead's promised changes on preemption, model blocking, thresholds and updates.

  5. EssayTransformerMentioned

    Anthropic’s weak AI bill undermines its ‘safety first’ approach

    Transformer's Shakeel Hashim argues that the leaked Anthropic discussion draft of a federal AI bill is weaker than the Obernolte/Trahan FRONTIER Act: evaluators can self-certify, blocking a model requires a court case, and state laws are preempted. Hashim notes Anthropic says it will revise the preemption language.

  6. EssayDon't Worry About the VaseSpeaks

    Leaked Anthropic Draft AI Regulatory Bill Is Unacceptable and Troubling

    In a blog post written at a conference, Zvi Mowshowitz argues that a leaked draft federal AI bill, which Politico reports Anthropic is pitching to lawmakers, trades state-law preemption for weak enforcement. The post collects critical reactions from AI-policy figures, and one more favourable view from Charlie Bullock.