Cybersecurity & Tech

Scaling Laws: Rapid Response to the Implications of Claude's New Constitution

Jakub Kraus, Kevin Frazier, Alan Z. Rozenshtein
Friday, January 23, 2026, 7:00 AM
Discussing Anthropic's newly released "constitution" for its AI model, Claude.
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Jakub Kraus, a Tarbell Fellow at Lawfare, speaks with Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and Research Director at Lawfare, and Kevin Frazier, the AI Innovation and Law Fellow at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, and a Senior Editor at Lawfare, about Anthropic's newly released "constitution" for its AI model, Claude.

The conversation covers the lengthy document's principles and underlying philosophical views, what these reveal about Anthropic's approach to AI development, how market forces are shaping the AI industry, and the weighty question of whether an AI model might ever be a conscious or morally relevant being.

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Jakub Kraus

Jakub Kraus

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Jakub Kraus is a Tarbell Fellow writing about artificial intelligence. He previously worked at the Center for AI Policy, where he wrote the AI Policy Weekly newsletter and hosted a podcast featuring discussions with experts on AI advancements, impacts, and governance
Kevin Frazier

Kevin Frazier

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Kevin Frazier is a Senior Fellow at the Abundance Institute, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law, a Senior Editor at Lawfare, and a Adjunct Research Fellow at the Cato Institute.
Alan Z. Rozenshtein

Alan Z. Rozenshtein

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Alan Z. Rozenshtein is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, Research Director and Senior Editor at Lawfare, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he served as an Attorney Advisor with the Office of Law and Policy in the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. He also speaks and consults on technology policy matters.
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