Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a major AI safety bill today, saying that it applied “stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it.” “I do not believe this is the best approach to protecting the public from real threats posed by the technology,” Newsom said in his veto statement.
S.B. 1047 would have required AI developers in the state to implement security precautions before training their models. OpenAI had warned of the impact of the bill on the industry’s growth, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) came out against it.
Celebrities including Jane Fonda, Shonda Rhimes and Pedro Pascal had urged Newsom to sign it, and its lead author, State Sen.
Scott Weiner, says that the bill is “a light touch, commonsense measure that codifies commitments that the largest AI companies have already voluntarily made.” In a statement, Weiner said, “This veto is a missed opportunity for California to once again lead on innovative tech regulation — just as we did around data privacy and net neutrality — and we are all less safe as a result.
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