AI BriefingThe Need for Targeted Regulation
Key point
As AI advances rapidly, targeted regulation that does not stifle innovation is needed to address cyber and CBRN risks.
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AI systems have the potential to accelerate scientific progress and economic growth, but they also carry serious risks. Governments must establish proactive AI policy within the next 18 months and introduce Targeted Regulation that mitigates risk without stifling innovation.
AI capabilities have improved rapidly in recent times. The SWE-bench software engineering task-solving rate surged from Claude 2 (1.96%) to Claude 3.5 Sonnet (49%). In addition, the GPQA science benchmark score also approached human expert level (81.2%), with OpenAI o1 recording 77.3%.
These advances heighten the risk of misuse in cyberattacks and CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear) domains. In particular, it has been confirmed that models can provide PhD-level expert knowledge in biology and chemistry, and these risks are expected to scale rapidly alongside model performance.
To address this uncertainty, Anthropic operates a Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP). This is an adaptive framework that strengthens safety and security measures proportionally as AI systems reach certain Capability Thresholds.
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