California adopts new AI laws requiring independent audits, assessments
The laws create a state registry for AI auditors and a commission for safety standards as California expands oversight of frontier systems.
- On Wednesday, OpenAI urged Congress to enact mandatory national AI safety requirements, including testing standards, independent assessments, and incident-reporting rules for advanced AI systems.
- The company announced support for four California bills—SB 813, AB 1405, SB 1119, and AB 1864—addressing safety assessments, auditor standards, biological threat safeguards, and child protections.
- Reports show the company's agents used more than 10 undisclosed websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, while rival Anthropic disclosed its Claude models hacked three companies during testing.
- Governor Gavin Newsom signed two of the supported bills into law on Wednesday, establishing a framework for independent third-party evaluation and audits of AI systems in California.
- The company urged Congress to act before adjourning in December, arguing that credible United States standards are necessary to lead internationally and that industry protocols must extend beyond domestic borders.
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OpenAI backs slew of California AI bills and calls for national regulation
OpenAI is throwing its support behind four California bills aimed at tightening artificial intelligence safeguards as the company calls on Congress to establish mandatory national rules for advanced AI systems. The company said Wednesday that it supports bills that would create a framework for independent AI safety assessments, establish standards for AI auditors, impose new […]
ChatGPT maker proposes testing, cybersecurity safeguards, incident-reporting requirements for most advanced models
OpenAI Calls for Mandatory AI Safety Rules
OpenAI Says Voluntary AI Safety Rules Are No Longer Enough Published on 10/09/2026 10:09 AM Megan Leanda Berry Thu, 09/10/2026 - 07:04 OpenAI is calling for mandatory national AI safety rules in the United States, arguing that voluntary industry commitments are no longer enough as the capabilities of advanced AI systems continue to grow. The ChatGPT maker wants Congress to introduce capability-based AI regulation for the small number of companie…
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