US senators discuss a bill that would require SI companies to prevent catastrophic risks and let the government block dangerous models
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For the first time in the US, the government's right to stop the release of an SI model is being seriously discussed: the framework around SI is tightening, but companies' right to challenge a ban in court gives development a chance not to get stuck in bureaucracy.
Majority Leader John Thune, Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar (with Maria Cantwell's involvement) are discussing a "duty of care" for developers of the most powerful models: to design them so as to rule out helping to create nuclear and biological weapons and cyberattacks. The government would get the right to block the release of an unsafe model, and companies could challenge that in federal court. The chances of passage are slim: before the November 3 election the House will meet for only a week and the Senate for three.
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