alt Hacker News> Anthropic will make the case that their models should be evaluated with the safety layer in front, because that is the only way the model is available whereas open weight models need to pass the same test just on the weights.
Feels a bit like: "We're not against open-source or community projects, oh heavens no! We juuuust believe all participants must have their full legal identity vetted in advance before they're allowed to contribute anything. We already do this with our employees, so it's clearly not too much to ask in the name of safety."
P.S.: If they're so convinced in the (A) effectiveness and (B) necessity of the "safety layer", they have them put their money where their mouth is, and accept legal liability for its failures. The same as with (legally mandated) seatbelts if they snap apart in a crash, or (legally mandated) child-proof caps that aren't actually childproof, etc.
They probably won't, that tells us something about their motives, and whether the thing they're pushing for is actually fair/suitable/ready for legislation.