Risky Business · Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Patrick Gray and James Wilson discuss an Anthropic safety proposal leaked to Politico that would allow the government to block a model only if it presents an imminent risk of causing over one billion dollars in damages or injuring more than 50 people.
“Politico got their hands on it somehow. And their proposal allows the government to block a model only if it poses a foreseeable imminent risk of more than a billion dollars in damages or of killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people.”
“The switch goes one way, it's 50 people. The switch goes the other way, it's 49. And they've solved the problem. The dilemma's gone now. 49's fine.”