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October 18, 2026

Leaked Anthropic bill would preempt state AI safety laws while weakening federal enforcement

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X-Risk Daily

Sunday 18 October 2026

Transformative AI
Leaked Anthropic bill would preempt state AI safety laws while weakening federal enforcement
Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, according to a Reuters report citing Politico, which broke the story on 16 October, citing three people with knowledge of the efforts.

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