Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote that AI is moving faster than governments can handle, and that's now a real problem. He lays out five areas where policy needs to catch up: Safety: Treat powerful AI like airplanes. Require third-party testing before release, and let governments block models that are genuinely dangerous. Jobs: AI may cause permanent job losses unlike previous tech waves. Track what's happening, help workers transition, and start thinking seriously about long-term income support. Science: AI will flood agencies like the FDA with breakthroughs. They need to modernize now or become a bottleneck on their own progress. Civil liberties: Ban autonomous weapons domestically, close surveillance loopholes, and ensure citizens have access to AI as capable as whatever the government uses against them. Geopolitics: Democratic nations need a coalition, coordinating chip supply chains, sharing benefits, and defending against authoritarian misuse. Bottom line: AI is about to reshape geopolitics, the economy, and civil society. The laws we pass in the next year or two will matter enormously, and for once, politicians are paying attention.(Lark Davis)