What is up with Anthropic’s public communications?
Once again this week, we saw Anthropic’s public communications lead come out warning about overregulation, in ways I expect to help move the Overton window away from the things that are likely going to become necessary.
Note also that Anthropic recently joined TechNet, an industry advocacy group that is generally considered “anti-regulation” and specifically opposes SB 1047.
I think a responsible AGI lab would be taking a much stronger role in pushing the Overton Window and pushing for strong policies. At the very least, I would hope that the responsible AGI lab has comms that clearly signal dangers from race dynamics, dangers from superintelligence, and the need for the government to be prepared to intervene swiftly in the event of emergencies.
This is not what I see from Anthropic. I am disappointed in Anthropic. If Anthropic wants me to consider it a “responsible AGI lab”, I will need an explanation of why Anthropic has stayed relatively silent, why it is joining groups that oppose SB 1047, and why its policy team seems to have advocated for ~nothing beyond voluntary commitments and optional model evaluations.
(I will note that I thought Dario’s Senate Testimony last year included some reasonable things. Although the focus was on misuse threats, he mentions that we may no longer have the ability to control models and calls for legislation that would require that models pass certain standards before deployment).
Note also that Anthropic recently joined TechNet, an industry advocacy group that is generally considered “anti-regulation” and specifically opposes SB 1047.
I think a responsible AGI lab would be taking a much stronger role in pushing the Overton Window and pushing for strong policies. At the very least, I would hope that the responsible AGI lab has comms that clearly signal dangers from race dynamics, dangers from superintelligence, and the need for the government to be prepared to intervene swiftly in the event of emergencies.
This is not what I see from Anthropic. I am disappointed in Anthropic. If Anthropic wants me to consider it a “responsible AGI lab”, I will need an explanation of why Anthropic has stayed relatively silent, why it is joining groups that oppose SB 1047, and why its policy team seems to have advocated for ~nothing beyond voluntary commitments and optional model evaluations.
(I will note that I thought Dario’s Senate Testimony last year included some reasonable things. Although the focus was on misuse threats, he mentions that we may no longer have the ability to control models and calls for legislation that would require that models pass certain standards before deployment).