Source: Fortune
Summary
OpenAI and Anthropic are backing opposing AI bills in the Illinois General Assembly. OpenAI supports SB 3444, which would exempt frontier AI developers from liability for causing death or serious injury to 100 or more people or $1 billion in property damage. Anthropic opposes this bill and supports SB 3261, which would require AI developers to publish a public safety and child protection plan and create an incident reporting system. Experts say SB 3444 is unlikely to pass, as it sets a low bar for corporate liability.
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OpenAI and Anthropic are taking different approaches to AI safety and regulation. OpenAI’s bill would protect developers from liability, while Anthropic’s bill would require transparency and accountability. Experts say OpenAI’s bill sets a low bar for corporate liability. The bills’ fates will be decided in the Illinois General Assembly. The companies’ CEOs have traded public barbs over each other’s approach to AI safety.
The strategy enters a familiar phase, where companies prioritize self-protection over public safety.
Author: Evan Null
