{
  "id": 15404492,
  "title": "Anthropic’s proposed AI safety bill only kicks in if 50 deaths or $1 billion in damages are on the line",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/anthropics-proposed-ai-safety-bill-only-kicks-in-if-50-deaths-or-1",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-18T11:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-proposed-ai-safety-bill-only-kicks-in-if-50-deaths-or-usd1-billion-in-damages-are-on-the-line-proposal-would-effectively-make-the-commerce-department-the-only-agency-capable-of-stopping-an-ai-model"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, is actively lobbying for a proposed AI safety bill that would enable the government to halt the release of an AI model if it poses a risk of causing $1 billion in damages or if more than 50 people are injured or killed. According to Politico, a third-party independent entity registered with the Department of Commerce would periodically assess Anthropic's lab and its AI models for potential risks. The company's CEO, Dario Amodei, has expressed concerns about a potential \"swarm\" of AI-driven botnets taking over the internet within the next 6-12 months, prompting the proposed controlled slowdown in AI development. The bill aims to address existential risks to humanity, which Anthropic lists as a risk factor in its IPO prospectus. Meanwhile, other major AI labs are reportedly developing contingency plans for a catastrophic AI event, highlighting the growing urgency for regulatory measures to maintain human control over AI technologies.",
  "summary": "Anthropic's proposal requires evaluators to report any imminent risk to the Department of Commerce within 72 hours, after which the Department must present the evidence to a federal judge and await an order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}