California’s Gavin Newsom has Signed SB 53A first -nation bill that sets new transparency requirements to large AI companies.
The SB 53, which passed the state body of the state two weeks ago, requires large AI laboratories – including Openai, Anthropic, Meta and Google Deepmind – to be transparent for safety protocols. It also ensures protection of complaints for employees in these companies.
In addition, the SB 53 creates a mechanism for AI companies and the public to report potential critical security events at the California Emergency Service Office. Companies also have to report incidents related to crimes committed without human supervision, such as cyberspine and misleading behavior by a model not required under EU AI law.
The bill has received mixed reactions from the AI industry. Technology companies have widely argued that politics at state level is in danger of creating a “patchwork of regulation” that would prevent innovation, although the anthropogenic supported the bill. Meta and Openai were pressured against him. Openai wrote and published an open letter to Gov. Newsom that discouraged the signature of SB 53.
The new bill is coming, as some of Silicon Valley’s technological elites have poured hundreds of millions into super Pacs to support candidates who support an AI regulation approach. Leaders in Openai and Meta have launched in recent weeks of Super Pacs aiming to support the candidates and accounts that are friendly to AI.
Still, other states could seek California for inspiration as they are trying to limit the possible damage caused by the full progress of such a strong emerging technology. In New York, a similar bill was approved by state legislators and expects the signing or veto of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“California has proven that we can determine regulations for the protection of our communities, while ensuring that the growing AI industry continues to thrive,” Newsom said in a statement. “This legislation beats that balance. AI is the new border in innovation and California is not only here for this-but it is powerful as a national leader, rapidly putting firm-in-in-the-nation safety legislation, which builds public confidence as this technology evolves.”
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The Governor also weighs another bill – SB 243 – which has passed both the State Assembly and the Senate with bilateral support this month. The bill will regulate AI chatbots, demanding exploitation bodies to apply security protocols and keep them legally responsible if their bots do not meet these standards.
The SB 53 is the second attempt by Senator Scott Wiener in a AI security bill after Newsom vetoed the sweeping SB 1047 last year amidst AI. With this bill, wiener reached large AI companies to try to help them understand the changes he made to the account.
