California Assembly Passes AI Safety Bill SB 1047 with 41-9 Vote

Aug 28, 2024, 11:31 PM

California's State Assembly has passed Senate Bill 1047, known as the "Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act," with a vote of 41-9. The bill, introduced by State Senator Scott Wiener, aims to regulate the development of advanced AI models to ensure public safety. It mandates pre-deployment testing, cybersecurity safeguards, and risk assessments for AI models that exceed certain compute power and training cost thresholds. The bill has sparked a debate among tech companies, with some arguing that it could hinder innovation. The legislation, endorsed by SAG-AFTRA, now returns to the State Senate for a process vote before reaching Governor Gavin Newsom's desk for approval or veto.