What happened
Anthropic sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom arguing that the state should be able to stop AI models that pose a serious risk through the courts. The letter responds to an executive order Newsom signed in September.
What the letter says
According to the report, the 15 October letter backs giving the state a judicial route in AI oversight: if a model is judged to carry serious risk, the regulator should be able to seek a court order to block it.
Why it matters
It shows where an AI company stands in the regulation debate: Anthropic favors a court-triggered mechanism over pre-emptive licensing. California's AI policy is widely watched as a reference point for state-level rules in the US.
