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Core Views on AI Safety

constitution6,781 words·29 min read·May 3, 2026·Source
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6,781-word document condensed to 44 words. Anthropic · May 3, 2026
TL;DR

![Core Views on AI Safety: When, Why, What, and How](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww-cdn.anthropic.com%2Fimages%2F4zrzovbb%2Fwebsite%2Fbce3ad30d90a59ad8b403e76e6621cacd16533f1-1920x1079.png&w=3840&q=75)

Capability claim
  • We trained the first version of our headline model, Claude, in the spring of 2022, and decided to prioritize using it for safety research rather than public deployments.
Deployment scope
  • available today pose an imminent concern.

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