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SB 1047 was a major 2024 state-level AI safety bill in California; understanding the debate around it is important context for AI governance discussions, even though Governor Newsom ultimately vetoed the bill in September 2024.
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TechCrunch covers the California legislature's passage of SB 1047, a landmark AI safety bill targeting large frontier models. The bill imposes safety obligations on developers of powerful AI systems, while major tech companies and industry groups argue it will stifle innovation and push AI development out of California.
Key Points
- •SB 1047 passed the California legislature and requires developers of large AI models to implement safety measures and conduct risk assessments before deployment.
- •The bill targets models trained above a compute threshold, aiming to prevent catastrophic or 'critical harms' from frontier AI systems.
- •Silicon Valley critics, including major tech companies and some AI researchers, warn the bill is technically flawed and could harm California's AI ecosystem.
- •Proponents argue the bill is a necessary precautionary measure given the potential risks of increasingly capable AI systems.
- •The bill ultimately faced Governor Newsom's veto decision, making this a key moment in U.S. state-level AI governance debates.
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# California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it
[Maxwell Zeff](https://techcrunch.com/author/maxwell-zeff/)
1:26 PM PDT · August 30, 2024
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