SB 1047 has drawn the ire of Silicon Valley players large and small, including venture capitalists, big tech trade groups, researchers and startup founders. A California bill introducing ...

SB 1047 aimed to prevent the possibility of very large AI models creating catastrophic events, such as causing loss of life or cyberattacks costing more than $500 million in damages.

In short, he thinks SB 1047 has problems. Newsom said he’s interested in AI bills that can solve today’s problems without upsetting California’s booming AI industry.

SB 1047, which passed the California State Assembly and Senate in late August, is now on the desk of California Governor Gavin Newsom — who will determine the fate of the bill.

But SB 1047’s backers don’t appear to have given these legal concerns the attention they deserve. Newsom has until September 30 to sign the bill or veto it.

The California Report on Frontier Policy outlines new plans for AI guardrails that could be implemented as state law.

Hollywood celebrities, including "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill, director J.J. Abrams and SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher sign a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign AI safety bill SB 1047.

Scott Wiener's SB 1047 and three other AI bills were moved to the suspense file this week. Powerful Sacramento committees will soon decide their fates.

Gov. Gavin Newsom ended months of speculation about the controversial bill Sunday. California's governor ended months of speculation on Sunday when he vetoed a controversial bill known as SB 1047 ...

The author of California’s SB 1047, the nation’s most controversial AI safety bill of 2024, is back with a new AI bill that could shake up Silicon Valley. California state Senator Scott Wiener ...