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Anthropic chief calls for stronger government regulations to curb risks from advanced AI
- IBJ Bureau
- Jun 12, 2026
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged that as artificial intelligence (AI) grows more powerful, governments must move beyond transparency measures and introduce stronger regulations to address emerging risks.
Mr Amodei has pointed out that every major technology brings a challenge of balancing innovation and safety.
He notes that during 2023-24, concerns had grown that advanced AI could eventually be used to create biological weapons or engage in autonomous behaviour that could pose serious threats.
Mr Amodei has identified five key policy areas that need to be rethought to ensure AI develops safely.
He has listed regulation and public safety; macroeconomics and taxation; scientific innovation; balance of power between governments and citizens; and geopolitics as the five major policy areas.
Mr Amodei has added that most of his recommendations, though framed around the US, are relevant globally.
He has also announced that Anthropic is releasing a legislative proposal on frontier AI model testing and a framework to address job displacement caused by AI.
“Frontier AI models, like airplanes, should be required to go through technical testing and auditing, and their release should be blocked or reversed as a threat to public safety, if they do not meet high standards of safety,” Mr Amodei has stressed.
He has added that AI systems above a certain computing threshold should undergo mandatory third-party testing for risks related to cybersecurity, biological weapons, loss of control of AI systems and automated research and development.
On the economic impact of AI, Mr Amodei has said that the technology could drive rapid economic growth but may also replace many human cognitive tasks, leading to significant job losses.
He suggested tracking AI-driven job displacement, creating incentives for employment and exploring long-term support measures, such as universal basic income or universal capital accounts, funded through taxes on companies benefiting from AI to manage the transition.
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