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Senate Democrats are trying to ‘codify’ Anthropic’s red lines on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance

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Democratic senators are attempting to codify Anthropic's AI safety guidelines into law. Senator Adam Schiff is drafting legislation to enforce Anthropic's boundaries on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, ensuring humans retain final decision-making authority in life-and-death situations. Senator Elissa Slotkin has introduced a bill limiting the Defense Department's AI deployment capabilities.