California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

AI safety bill passes California Legislature

After clearing many hurdles in the state Legislature, Sen. Scott Wiener's bill to require developers to put safeguards around their advanced AI models is one step closer to becoming law.

California Assembly passes landmark AI safety bill

California lawmakers passed a landmark artificial intelligence safety bill, potentially establishing the most comprehensive AI regulation in the U.S. In a 41-9 vote, the California State Assembly passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, also known as SB 1047, moving it to the state Senate for final approval before sending it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. The legislation introduces stringent safety mea…

California AI Regulation Bill Advances

If the proposed law passes a state senate vote, Governor Gavin Newsom will have until the end of September to approve or veto it.

OpenAI and Anthropic to collaborate with US government on AI safety

As generative AI popularity soars, policy and safety measures are trying to keep up.

OpenAI, Anthropic sign deals with US govt for AI research and testing

(Reuters) – AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic have signed deals with the United States government for research, testing and evaluation of their artificial intelligence models, the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute said on Thursday. The first-of-their-kind agreements come at a time when the companies are facing regulatory scrutiny over safe and ethical use of AI technologies. California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon…

AI bill with the ‘most bipartisan opposition’ passes California’s legislature

California lawmakers passed a hotly contested artificial-intelligence safety bill on Wednesday, after which it will need one more process vote before its fate is in the hands of Governor Gavin Newsom, who has until Sept. 30 to decide whether to sign it into law or veto it. Tech companies developing generative AI — which can respond to prompts with fully formed text, images or audio as well as run repetitive tasks with minimal intervention — have…