Software Planet Group

By now, you have probably heard that the US Government has instructed Anthropic to suspend access to its latest frontier models.

We have been arguing for some time that a move of this kind was not only possible, but increasingly likely. In our view, the real question was never whether governments would intervene, but when.

Some time ago, we set out our thoughts on the logic behind this process, the challenges of regulating increasingly capable AI systems, and whether it is still possible to slow, redirect, or meaningfully control the trajectory of AI development.

You can read our perspective here:

https://softwareplanetgroup.co.uk/ai-has-escaped-the-lab/

The article ends with a question that now feels more relevant than ever: if AI has already escaped the lab, where exactly are we on that journey today?