California lawmakers pass the SB 53 artificial intelligence bill – but Newsom can still veto

Senate California The final approval Early on Saturday morning to the Amnesty International Safety Bnea sets new transparency requirements on large companies.

like Its author described it, Senator State Scott Winner, SB 53 “Amnesty International Labs require a large transparent on their safety protocols, and create protection from reporters for those who (AI Labs) and create a public cloud to expand the scope of access (Calcompute).”

The bill now goes to the California Governor Gavin New Love to sign or veto. He did not publicly comment on SB 53, but last year, he is I objected to a more expansionist safety bill Written, while Signature of narrower legislation Targeting issues such as Deepfakes.

At that time, newsom recognized the importance of “protecting the public from the real threats posed by this technology”, but criticized the previous Wiener invoice to apply “strict standards” on large models regardless of whether it was “published in high -risk environments, (involved) critical decisions or using sensitive data.”

Winner said that the new draft law was It is affected by recommendations from a policy committee from artificial intelligence experts Newsom was held after the veto.

Politico also reports SB 53 has been recently modified so that companies that develop “Frontier” for artificial intelligence need less than $ 500 million in annual revenue only to reveal high -level safety details, while companies that make more than that will need to provide more detailed reports.

The bill has been opposed by a number of silicon valley companies, VC companies and pressure groups. in A recent message to newsomOpenai SB 53 was not specifically mentioned, but he argued that to avoid “repetition and contradictions”, companies should be considered compatible with the safety rules at the state level as long as they meet federal or European standards.

Anderon Horwat’s President of the Artificial Intelligence Policy and the chief legal officials Recently claimed This is “many bills of Amnesty International today – such as the proposals in California and New York – risk” crossing a line by violating the constitutional borders on how states regulating trade between states.

The founders participating in the A16Z previously pointed to the organization of technology as one of the factors that lead them The return of Donald Trump’s offer for a second term. The Trump administration and its allies later invited A 10 -year ban on the State International State Regulations.

Antarbur, at the same time, he has Come in favor of SB 53.

“We have long said that we preferred In a publication. “But in the absence of this, it creates a solid plan for artificial intelligence that cannot be ignored.”