Here's Why Anthropic Is Pushing States to Regulate AI Faster
AI startup Anthropic is actively lobbying for stricter state-level regulations on frontier AI models, including mandatory third-party safety audits. This move is seen as a strategic effort to shape the regulatory landscape while the company continues to develop powerful AI systems.
Why it matters
Anthropic's support for regulation is a notable departure from the typical tech industry stance, signaling a shift in how AI companies manage public trust and safety risks.
“The transparency-focused safety bills of 2025 were a really important start, but as the capabilities of AI systems continue to advance quickly—the policy responses need to match,” Cesar Fernandez, Anthropic’s head of US state and local government relations, told WIRED in an interview. “We think that transparency and self reporting are no longer sufficient safety measures for the most powerful AI systems.”
Being so pro-regulation is an odd message to come from a startup that is now valued at nearly $1 trillion. But Anthropic is an odd company. As we’ve written before, Anthropic’s leaders believe it needs to build a massive business based on developing and selling access to advanced artificial intelligence to fulfill its founding mission: “to ensure that the world safely makes the transition through transformative AI.”
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