Anthropic has hired Nicholas Carlini, a well-known hacker and AI safety researcher, as a liaison to government agencies. Carlini, previously at Google Brain, has a track record of breaking into AI systems to expose vulnerabilities. His role involves translating complex technical safety issues for policymakers. The move signals a broader industry trend of tech companies embedding security experts in public policy roles.
This is a brilliant move. Anthropic isn't just hiring a hacker. They're hiring a translator. Carlini speaks two languages: the cold logic of code and the messy reality of regulation. He's walked both worlds. He broke models to find flaws. Now he'll explain why those flaws matter to people who write laws.
We need more of this. AI is moving faster than our institutions can process. The gap between what engineers know and what regulators understand is dangerous. Carlini bridges that gap. He's not a lobbyist. He's a bridge. That's the kind of evolution tech needs: not just building smarter machines, but building smarter conversations around them.