OpenAI and Anthropic are backing opposing AI liability bills in the Illinois General Assembly. OpenAI supports SB 3444, which would shield frontier AI developers from liability for catastrophic damage including cases where AI enables CBRN weapons. Anthropic opposes it and instead backs SB 3261, requiring AI safety plans and incident reporting for catastrophic risks.
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Illinois is OpenAI and Anthropic’s latest battleground as the state tries to assess liability for catastrophes caused by AI
OpenAI and Anthropic's competing Illinois bills expose a regulatory divide—OpenAI seeks liability shields even for catastrophic AI harms including CBRN weapons, while Anthropic pushes mandatory safety plans and incident reporting instead.
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