Sure, but I don't think Anthropic's strategy is predicated on government acting purely rationally. Policy is an iterated game and this may yet end up as a forcing function for a practical licensing regime; it can be rational according to your beliefs to advocate for regulation, but also perfectly true that doing so invites government action which may not be perfect.
@herbiebradley It is also unclear what specifically led to this outcome in this specific instance, so it is hard to judge the admin's action without having that information. But people like Leopold and others have predicted things going in this direction for quite some time.


















