Anthropic—Published industry's first Responsible Scaling Policy defining AI Safety Levels framework
Anthropic published the first Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) in September 2023, creating the first AI Safety Levels (ASL) framework modeled on biosafety standards. As CEO, Amodei personally spent 10-20% of his time for 3 months writing multiple drafts from scratch. The policy is overseen by Anthropic's Long Term Benefit Trust with no financial stake.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Safety | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Corporate Governance | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Anthropic published Responsible Scaling Policy v1.0 on September 19, 2023
Anthropic released the first version of its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) in September 2023, becoming the first AI company to establish graduated AI Safety Level (ASL) standards modeled after U.S. government biosafety standards. The policy serves as a public commitment not to train or deploy models capable of causing catastrophic harm without adequate safety measures. The policy is overseen by a Responsible Scaling Officer with authority to pause AI training if safeguards are not in place.