Lawmakers Criticize AI Executives as Anthropic Faces Policy Scrutiny

U.S. lawmakers from both parties are criticizing AI executives’ public warnings and policy proposals as Anthropic faces questions over a safety incident and its approach to federal oversight. Utah Republican Sen. John Curtis described industry leaders as disconnected from ordinary Americans. California Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna argued that executives such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman should not decide what risks the public must accept in exchange for AI’s benefits. Earlier this month, Ohio Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warnings as alarmist. Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy has also argued Democrats should focus on AI industry political spending and data centers as issues affecting workers and children. The criticism has also centered on Anthropic’s handling of a model evaluation. Anthropic disclosed Oct.

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