# There should be strong guardrails for Frontier Large Language Models: 33 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence The strongest public case against There should be strong guardrails for Frontier Large Language Models. Authors: joe HTML: https://moyomap.com/maps/there-should-be-strong Markdown: https://moyomap.com/maps/there-should-be-strong.md License: HTML and markdown are for reading and citation. Bulk copying and AI training need a written license. See /terms and /developers#maps-data. Cite a claim as: MoyoMap, "There should be strong guardrails for Frontier Large Language Models: 33 Sourced Claims, Contested Facts & Evidence", claim {id}, https://moyomap.com/maps/there-should-be-strong.md#{id}. “Moyo, a product of SenTeGuard Inc.” ### Opponents of AI regulation compare the attempt to restrict software capabilities to the failed 1990s effort t… Id: claim_02b33d06d59eb474702d3d2b Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Opponents of AI regulation compare the attempt to restrict software capabilities to the failed 1990s effort to classify civilian encryption as munitions under ITAR. Labels: Inferred, Low, investigate ### Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz frame government overregulation of AI as an existential threat to startups. Id: claim_332a2de9d329e9a5a09f277a Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz frame government overregulation of AI as an existential threat to startups. Labels: Inferred, Low, investigate ### Regulatory compute thresholds, such as $10^{26}$ floating-point operations, are criticized for becoming techn… Id: claim_3fabadfff1fe029b784172ea Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Regulatory compute thresholds, such as $10^{26}$ floating-point operations, are criticized for becoming technically obsolete due to rapid algorithmic efficiency gains. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### Elon Musk has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to conservative and deregulatory federal election c… Id: claim_4926d6a12fa5fef75bb5640d Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Elon Musk has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to conservative and deregulatory federal election campaigns. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate ### OpenAI executives have publicly advocated before the U.S. Id: claim_4e6390a3da5bab53af00288b Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 OpenAI executives have publicly advocated before the U.S. Congress for federal licensing frameworks and mandatory evaluations. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### The Biden-Harris Administration's Executive Order 14110 used the Defense Production Act to mandate safety rep… Id: claim_71dcd26e5e97fd8c7c7338f6 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 The Biden-Harris Administration's Executive Order 14110 used the Defense Production Act to mandate safety reporting for models exceeding $10^{26}$ FLOPs. Labels: Inferred, Low, investigate ### Senior California Democratic House members, including Nancy Pelosi, Ro Khanna, and Zoe Lofgren, formally oppo… Id: claim_95c5d62232942aa896b32fc7 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Senior California Democratic House members, including Nancy Pelosi, Ro Khanna, and Zoe Lofgren, formally opposed California's SB 1047. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate ### Imposing compliance requirements such as third-party auditing and pre-registration of training runs diverts c… Id: claim_98e29ddaeb8fe90f87d7831d Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Imposing compliance requirements such as third-party auditing and pre-registration of training runs diverts capital from fundamental AI architecture research. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### The R Street Institute argued that uniform pre-deployment certifications create administrative discretion for… Id: claim_a28c9c481326d7e666bffdbe Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 The R Street Institute argued that uniform pre-deployment certifications create administrative discretion for unelected bureaucrats over political speech and bias. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate ### California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047 on September 29, 2024, citing concerns that regulating models… Id: claim_ab50085792477ac72375062e Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047 on September 29, 2024, citing concerns that regulating models based on compute and cost ignores deployment context and application-specific risk. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) reported that state-by-state frontier safety bills ris… Id: claim_b4a18f5cd01d3a35d6bac6a7 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 The Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) reported that state-by-state frontier safety bills risk creating a fractured compliance patchwork. Labels: Source-linked, Low, investigate ### The pro-AI Super PAC 'Leading the Future' raised $140 million to support candidates opposing stringent AI reg… Id: claim_c2063dae1b73531f65dc0ee5 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 The pro-AI Super PAC 'Leading the Future' raised $140 million to support candidates opposing stringent AI regulation. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate ### Defense and tech policy scholars argue that pre-deployment guardrails create an asymmetry with Chinese AI lab… Id: claim_d13ef44139f94f259d9bf3e5 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Defense and tech policy scholars argue that pre-deployment guardrails create an asymmetry with Chinese AI labs, which face no domestic prohibitions against deploying aggressive frontier models globally. Labels: Contested, High, investigate ### Venture capitalists argue that regulation should focus on end-use applications rather than foundational gener… Id: claim_e15f74e73ba081a9bc661782 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Venture capitalists argue that regulation should focus on end-use applications rather than foundational general-purpose software weights. Labels: Inferred, Low, investigate ### The FRONTIER Act, introduced by Reps. Id: claim_ee4c41bd96adc51fdaf796ba Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 The FRONTIER Act, introduced by Reps. Jay Obernolte and Lori Trahan, sought to place AI governance within the Commerce Department to prevent frontier LLMs from being absorbed into classified defense apparatuses. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### TechNet, Chamber of Progress, California Chamber of Commerce, CCIA, Y Combinator, and the AI Alliance lobbied… Id: claim_f38fe730aba4f65070eaec4a Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 TechNet, Chamber of Progress, California Chamber of Commerce, CCIA, Y Combinator, and the AI Alliance lobbied against ex-ante frontier model restrictions. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### Critics accuse Anthropic of negotiating 'regulatory moats' in SB 1047 to suppress open-weight model competito… Id: claim_f53555445b20d9f7998e0d59 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Critics accuse Anthropic of negotiating 'regulatory moats' in SB 1047 to suppress open-weight model competitors. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate ### New York's proposed RAISE Act sought to allow the State Attorney General to pursue civil penalties of up to $… Id: claim_fd3f6e1068ab82b86f14977f Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 New York's proposed RAISE Act sought to allow the State Attorney General to pursue civil penalties of up to $30 million for catastrophic algorithmic harms. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate ### Elon Musk publicly endorsed California’s SB 1047, breaking with mainstream Silicon Valley venture capital and… Id: claim_fe95229ac7053f9be8f34595 Parent: topic_Rk7i2kc1xbY44RULn9qH Depth: 1 Elon Musk publicly endorsed California’s SB 1047, breaking with mainstream Silicon Valley venture capital and tech leadership. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### In July 2024, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz endorsed Donald Trump, citing the Biden Administration’s AI po… Id: claim_1c2e8571e6e2076a9f7e55c0 Parent: claim_332a2de9d329e9a5a09f277a Depth: 2 In July 2024, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz endorsed Donald Trump, citing the Biden Administration’s AI policy as a threat to startup survival. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei initially opposed SB 1047 but later supported it after amendments removed perjury… Id: claim_349396fe7375b55600c43bb1 Parent: claim_f53555445b20d9f7998e0d59 Depth: 2 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei initially opposed SB 1047 but later supported it after amendments removed perjury penalties and weakened pre-training obligations. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### Fei-Fei Li opposed SB 1047, arguing that blanket regulatory burdens on foundational models handicap academic… Id: claim_36f7f973f312864b69987265 Parent: claim_e15f74e73ba081a9bc661782 Depth: 2 Fei-Fei Li opposed SB 1047, arguing that blanket regulatory burdens on foundational models handicap academic institutions. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz contributed $50 million to PACs supporting anti-regulation political candida… Id: claim_388e47da0934564278958d87 Parent: claim_332a2de9d329e9a5a09f277a Depth: 2 Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz contributed $50 million to PACs supporting anti-regulation political candidates. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### a16z General Partner John O’Farrell endorsed Kamala Harris, breaking with Andreessen and Horowitz. Id: claim_5d3ce2f02405ebd65202296f Parent: claim_4926d6a12fa5fef75bb5640d Depth: 2 a16z General Partner John O’Farrell endorsed Kamala Harris, breaking with Andreessen and Horowitz. Labels: Source-linked, Medium, investigate #### OpenAI President Greg Brockman contributed to the 'Leading the Future' PAC, which funds candidates opposing A… Id: claim_6413d396deed028e2dcd0266 Parent: claim_c2063dae1b73531f65dc0ee5 Depth: 2 OpenAI President Greg Brockman contributed to the 'Leading the Future' PAC, which funds candidates opposing AI restrictions. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue condemned mandatory pre-deployment auditing standards as an impediment to o… Id: claim_681306e5c6d99232f8ed3862 Parent: claim_f38fe730aba4f65070eaec4a Depth: 2 Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue condemned mandatory pre-deployment auditing standards as an impediment to open-weight machine learning research. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Yann LeCun argued that pre-deployment liability for frontier model creators threatens open-source AI developm… Id: claim_7af332e2e1cffeb1325e3f21 Parent: claim_e15f74e73ba081a9bc661782 Depth: 2 Yann LeCun argued that pre-deployment liability for frontier model creators threatens open-source AI development. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Andrew Ng warned that ex-ante liability and kill switches on general-purpose AI developers act as a tax on in… Id: claim_84870cf4296302ea591639fa Parent: claim_e15f74e73ba081a9bc661782 Depth: 2 Andrew Ng warned that ex-ante liability and kill switches on general-purpose AI developers act as a tax on innovation. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Over 100 California university researchers and faculty stated that safety compliance mandates produce brain d… Id: claim_87bfa77c4f7ccee87a4d31cb Parent: claim_f38fe730aba4f65070eaec4a Depth: 2 Over 100 California university researchers and faculty stated that safety compliance mandates produce brain drain and hamper academic research. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate #### Legal scholars argue that federal 'kill switch' proposals, such as those by Rep. Id: claim_af8697a7c3e26e3d6a4c4d2e Parent: claim_4e6390a3da5bab53af00288b Depth: 2 Legal scholars argue that federal 'kill switch' proposals, such as those by Rep. Ted Lieu and Sen. John Kennedy, cause dangerous cybersecuritization of non-military computing. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### Startup founders and venture leaders allege that Anthropic and OpenAI fanned existential risk fears to create… Id: claim_c97cfb7ecac447b46a6f02dc Parent: claim_f53555445b20d9f7998e0d59 Depth: 2 Startup founders and venture leaders allege that Anthropic and OpenAI fanned existential risk fears to create legal barriers against open-weight models. Labels: Contested, High, investigate #### Sequoia Capital partner Doug Leone endorsed Donald Trump, citing concerns that federal regulatory frameworks… Id: claim_e1f7a53865d262efafae3ee7 Parent: claim_4926d6a12fa5fef75bb5640d Depth: 2 Sequoia Capital partner Doug Leone endorsed Donald Trump, citing concerns that federal regulatory frameworks are suppressing AI innovation. Labels: Inferred, High, investigate #### The U.S. Id: claim_e5f6975dba25cbf018987261 Parent: claim_f38fe730aba4f65070eaec4a Depth: 2 The U.S. Chamber of Progress and TechNet argued that mandatory 'kill switch' mechanisms create systemic cybersecurity backdoors. Labels: Inferred, Medium, investigate