Why Anthropic’s draft bill sets $1 billion threshold for AI risk

Politico Tech21 October 2026, 09:00 UTCUnited States of America

The artificial intelligence company’s proposed threshold mirrors a California law — but repurposes it to decide when the government could block an advanced AI model.

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