California Passes Law Creating AI Safety Measures

California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash

“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that will stop us in the race.”

California passes law creating AI safety measures

(NBC, KYMA) - California has passed a first-of-its-kind law that requires artificial intelligence (AI) companies to be clear about the safeguards they have in place as they continue to grow and innovate, and this new law could have far-reaching impacts on the AI industry. It's building companies with trillion dollar evaluations and embedding itself into our daily lives, but artificial intelligence also comes with big risks. That's why California…

Gavin Newsom signs first-in-nation AI safety law

California Becomes First State to Mandate AI Transparency With Signing of SB 53

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed SB 53, landmark legislation that for the first time requires large AI companies to disclose their safety protocols and creates new protections for whistleblowers inside the industry. The bill, passed by state lawmakers earlier this month, applies to major AI labs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google […] The post California Becomes First State to Mandate AI Transparency With Signing of SB 53 a…

Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill to regulate powerful AI models

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a groundbreaking law establishing AI safety regulations aimed at preventing misuse of powerful artificial intelligence models in catastrophic ways. The law targets activities such as building bioweapons or shutting down banking systems, addressing potential large-scale harms from AI misuse. What he’s saying: Newsom emphasized California’s leadership role in AI regulation and criticized the lack of federal acti…