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Anthropic RSP v3.0
Type: Voluntary AI Safety Framework
Released: February 24, 2026
Predecessor: RSP v2 (October 2024)
Status: Active
Overview
Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) v3.0 represents a significant shift from binding commitments to non-binding transparency mechanisms. Released on the same day Defense Secretary Hegseth gave CEO Dario Amodei a deadline for unrestricted military use of Claude.
Key Changes from RSP v2
Removed:
- Binding pause commitment: "if we cannot implement adequate mitigations before reaching ASL-X, we will pause"
- Hard stop operational mechanism for development/deployment
Added:
- "Frontier Safety Roadmap" — detailed list of non-binding safety goals
- "Risk Reports" — comprehensive risk assessments every 3-6 months (beyond current system cards)
- Commitment to publicly grade progress toward goals
- Commitment to match competitors' mitigations if more effective and implementable at similar cost
- "Missile defense carveout" — autonomous missile interception systems exempted from autonomous weapons prohibition
Stated Rationale
- "Stopping the training of AI models wouldn't actually help anyone if other developers with fewer scruples continue to advance"
- "Some commitments in the old RSP only make sense if they're matched by other companies"
- "Unilateral pauses are ineffective in a market where competitors continue to race forward"
- Strategy of "non-binding but publicly-declared" targets borrows from transparency approaches championed for frontier AI legislation
External Reception
GovAI Analysis:
- Initial reaction: "rather negative, particularly concerned about the pause commitment being dropped"
- After deeper engagement: "more positive"
- Conclusion: "better to be honest about constraints than to keep commitments that won't be followed in practice"
Timeline
- October 2024 — RSP v2 released with binding pause commitments and ASL framework
- February 24, 2026 — RSP v3.0 released; same day as Hegseth ultimatum to Anthropic
- February 26, 2026 — Anthropic publicly refuses Pentagon terms (RSP v3 already released)
- February 27, 2026 — Pentagon designates Anthropic supply chain risk; $200M contract canceled
Significance
RSP v3 represents the first documented case of a safety-committed AI lab explicitly invoking Mutually Assured Deregulation logic to justify removing binding safety commitments. The timing—same day as Pentagon ultimatum—makes it a key data point in understanding how voluntary governance erodes under competitive and coercive pressure.
Sources
- Time Magazine exclusive, February 24, 2026
- Anthropic RSP v3.0 documentation
- GovAI analysis