California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again

Last September, all eyes were on Senate Bill 1047 as it made its way to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk – and died there as he vetoed the buzzy piece of legislation.
SB 1047 would have required makers of all large AI models, particularly those that cost $100 million or more to train, to test them for specific dangers. AI industry whistleblowers weren’t happy about the veto, and most large tech companies were. But the story didn’t end there. Newsom, who had felt the legislation was too stringent and one-size-fits-all, tasked a group of leading AI researchers to help propose an alternative plan – one that would support the development and the governance of generative AI in California, along with guardrails for its risks.
On Tuesday, that report was published.
The authors of the 52-page « California Report on Frontier Policy » said that AI capabilities – including models’ chain-of-thought « reasoning » abilities – have « rapidly improved » since Newsom’s decision to veto SB 1047. Using historical case studies, empirical research, modeling, and simulations, they suggested a new framework that would require more transparency and independent scrutiny of AI models. Their report i …
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California is trying to regulate its AI giants — again