Re: 💀 The first 50 kills are free (fwd )

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Gavin Newsom is so conservative that
he supports the billionaire class and protects tech companies.  I never
liked him ('tho, I did think he was funny during COVID), and, of course,
never voted for him.

I'm sure Becerra will be more of the same.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:13:38 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:46:27 +0000
 >  > From: Lever Daily <http://www.levernews.com/~editor>
 >  > 
 >  > By Veronica Riccobene and Lyna Bentahar
 >  > 
 >  > 👇 Further down in this newsletter:
 >  > 
 >  >  * The artificial intelligence industry is legislating room for error — 
 >  >  including death. 
 >  >  * Progressives are testing newfound momentum by proposing more limits on 
 >  >  Wall Street.
 >  > 
 >  > ----------------------------------------
 >  > 
 >  > RONNIE'S REPORT
 >  > 
 >  > 😵 Some room for error
 >  > 
 >  > The artificial intelligence firm Anthropic has pitched itself as a 
 >  > pro-regulation, “safety-first [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/e0072178?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07]�;>  > �� alternative to its competitors — but sample rules quietly circulating 
 >  > on Capitol Hill reveal the staggering scale of what the firm is willing to 
 >  > sacrifice for AI dominance. The draft legislation, proposed by Anthropic and 
 >  > obtained by Politico [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/1b482fc9?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07],
 >  >  would let the federal government interfere with an AI model’s release 
 >  > only if it risks immediate, predictable damages of more than $1 billion or 
 >  > 50 human deaths… potentially giving AI firms dozens of free kills.
 >  > 
 >  > Anthropic’s draft bill also requires AI developers to submit a variety of 
 >  > security and safety data to the federal government, while simultaneously 
 >  > creating an exemption blocking these records from Freedom of Information Act 
 >  > requests.
 >  > 
 >  > These terms closely mirror those in an Anthropic-endorsed [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/993eacf1?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > Ca state law [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/d5a62210?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — roughly a year after he vetoed a much 
 >  > stronger AI safety bill [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/3ac8f77b?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07]
 >  > . The draft legislation is also similar to a public policy brief [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/0cf2c747?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > published by Anthropic this June.
 >  > 
 >  > “How can you watch Hugging Face, Coxon, & rogue AI swarms [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/00542e37?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > and conclude that the bill you cooked up in June is sufficient?” asked [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/b21da72d?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > Alex Bores, a data scientist and New York state lawmaker. “This comes 
 >  > nowhere close to the speed of developments nor the speed we need to keep 
 >  > people safe.”
 >  > 
 >  > Can Democrats Unite on AI Regulation?
 >  > Alex Bores has a plan to make AI safeguards a central issue in the 2028 
 >  > Democratic presidential primaries.…
 >  > 
 >  > This year, Anthropic pledged $40 million [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/c2937515?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > in political spending to back candidates in support of responsible AI 
 >  > through its preferred PAC, Public First Action. Ahead of the 2028 elections, 
 >  > the company is also forming a “presidential engagement [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/29082f63?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07]�;>  > �� program to engage potential nominees from both parties on AI. 
 >  > 
 >  > Meanwhile, Anthropic’s signature AI model Claude will soon be available 
 >  > for use [
 >  > https://www.levernews.com/r/0b4ce97e?m=c7c41f62-6bc5-4c98-ae9b-16d6eceafe07] 
 >  > by Senate staffers. “Legislop is gonna be amazing,” joked The Lever’s 
 >  > Freddy Brewster.