I absolutely agree Anthropic public comms and revealed preferences are far from maximally “there should be extremely strong regulation passed right now, don’t give companies any leeway”. I think it’s super reasonable to say “I think the correct point on the spectrum of leaving decisionmaking up to companies and/or future legislation versus current policy is a more heavily-regulated one than what Anthropic appears to be going for, and they should advocate for X and Y instead of Z”.
I just think it’s very clear that the point Anthropic lies at on this spectrum is clearly on the side of “the status quo poses unacceptable risks and should be more regulated”, as contrasted with a bunch of other actors. Like TBC I am not trying to stake out the claim “Anthropic’s policy views are optimal” or whatever, I don’t think they are and I personally would prefer somewhat more pause-flavored rhetoric from Anthropic, I just think it’s silly to be like “this one sentence in a blog post is the only time Anthropic has signaled that there might be something at all concerning about leaving it up to the companies, when will they do anything else to help”.
It’s not just any blog post. It’s a blog post outlining a new major strategical shift in the company, specifically in the direction of giving Anthropic far more leeway over how they decide what the risk is and how to deal with it. It seems especially important to state “we can’t leave this up to the companies” loudly and clearly here.
I absolutely agree Anthropic public comms and revealed preferences are far from maximally “there should be extremely strong regulation passed right now, don’t give companies any leeway”. I think it’s super reasonable to say “I think the correct point on the spectrum of leaving decisionmaking up to companies and/or future legislation versus current policy is a more heavily-regulated one than what Anthropic appears to be going for, and they should advocate for X and Y instead of Z”.
I just think it’s very clear that the point Anthropic lies at on this spectrum is clearly on the side of “the status quo poses unacceptable risks and should be more regulated”, as contrasted with a bunch of other actors. Like TBC I am not trying to stake out the claim “Anthropic’s policy views are optimal” or whatever, I don’t think they are and I personally would prefer somewhat more pause-flavored rhetoric from Anthropic, I just think it’s silly to be like “this one sentence in a blog post is the only time Anthropic has signaled that there might be something at all concerning about leaving it up to the companies, when will they do anything else to help”.
It’s not just any blog post. It’s a blog post outlining a new major strategical shift in the company, specifically in the direction of giving Anthropic far more leeway over how they decide what the risk is and how to deal with it. It seems especially important to state “we can’t leave this up to the companies” loudly and clearly here.