Legislation requiring tests of large AI systems could face a veto by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat in the California Assembly, is the author of a controversial bill requiring safety tests for large AI systems, which is one vote away from clearing the legislature. It then heads to the governor’s desk. Photo by Rahul Lal, CalMattersA California bill requiring tests of AI to prevent critical harm to society is nearly through the legislaturebut could still face a veto by Governor Gavin Newsom.
Under Senate Bill 1047, companies that spend $100 million to train an AI model or $10 million to modify one must test the model for its ability to enable cybersecurity or infrastructure attacks or the development of chemical, biological, radioactive, or nuclear weaponry.to veto the bill. It’s not clear if he will do so. In May, at a generative AI symposium required by an executive order he signed, Newsom said California must respond to calls for regulation but avoid overregulation.
In the past year, major AI companies reached voluntary agreements with the White House and government leaders in Germany, South Korea, and the United Kingdom to test their AI models for dangerous capabilities. Inresponding to OpenAI’s opposition to the bill, Wiener rejected the assertion that passage of SB 1047 will lead businesses to leave the state, calling it a “tired” argument.
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