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Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill sets 'killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people' as the risk threshold for blocking the release …
Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill sets 'killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people' as the risk threshold for blocking the release of an AI model In contrast, when a single patient (Jesse Gel
Anthropic's proposed AI safety bill sets "killing or seriously injuring more than 50 people" as the risk threshold for blocking the release of an AI model In contrast, when a single patient (Jesse Gelsinger) died in a gene therapy clinical trial in 1999: - The institute that ran the trial was dissolved - The senior scientist running the trial was banned from clinical work for 5 years - Gene therapy saw deep cuts in funding and research activity for a decade Tech and biotech have just profoundly different cultures of risk. As AI companies increasingly engage with biomedical research, a culture clash is inevitable https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/anthropic-ai-safety-01124654
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Source: Gary Marcus (X) | 2026-10-18