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Congressman Ro Khanna Says Anthropic's Safety Plan ‘Doesn't Go Nearly Far Enough’
US Congressman Ro Khanna shared a video message on X responding to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's safety announcements, saying the steps Anthropic plans to take “doesn't go nearly far enough.” He also accused AI insiders of acting like a priesthood that keeps everyone else in the dark.
US Congressman Ro Khanna has weighed in publicly on Anthropic's safety messaging. According to ANI News, he shared a direct video message on X addressing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's safety announcements.
“Dario Amodei put out a video today about steps Anthropic was going to take to keep us all safe, but it doesn't go nearly far enough,” Khanna said.
He aimed his criticism at how the industry talks to the public: “These AI guys act as if they're a priesthood-speaking Latin, keeping the rest of us in the dark.” In Khanna's framing, AI insiders operate like a clerical caste that leaves everyone else uninformed.
The remarks respond to Amodei's safety plans rather than any specific product launch. Coming from a sitting member of Congress, the public pressure signals that political scrutiny of frontier labs' safety commitments is moving from hearings onto social platforms — and leaves open whether the companies can answer “not nearly far enough” with verifiable commitments rather than assurances.
Why it matters
A sitting congressman taking his complaints about frontier-lab safety promises straight to social media shows how quickly AI safety is moving into electoral and legislative territory. For Anthropic, Amodei's pacing plan now has to satisfy regulators and critics at the same time, with political pressure only rising.
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