Artificial Intelligence Safety Bill Passed by California Legislators

California lawmakers pass controversial bill Artificial intelligence safety have voted in favor of which Silicon Valley companies have mixed opinions.

According to the insider report, this bill that SB 1047 It is called, it was proposed seven months ago by Senator “Scott Weiner” and was approved in the state assembly on Wednesday. Now everyone is waiting for the decision of Gwynne Newsom, the governor of California, about this bill, who has until September 30 (October 9) to announce his final opinion on whether to approve or veto it.

The bill aims to develop security measures at companies that spend at least $100 million to train artificial intelligence models so that their technology is not used to harm society or carry out cyber attacks.

The bill also requires companies operating in California to report any security incidents to the state, protect whistleblowers, and allow third parties to test their models. Also, if necessary, the legislators can force companies to close completely.

The reaction of Silicon Valley influential people to the artificial intelligence safety bill

This bill has faced different reactions from Silicon Valley companies and influential people.

Jason Cowen, OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, is among those who warned in a letter that the bill could slow the pace of AI progress and cause companies to leave the state. Meta also claimed that the bill would create legal responsibilities for developers, which would jeopardize the development of open source models.

On the other hand, “Elon Musk” has supported this bill.

Musk, who founded his artificial intelligence company xAI last year and has a long-standing rivalry with Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, said on social networks that “accepting this bill is a difficult decision, though, and it will upset some people.” , but he thinks California should pass SB 1047 AI safety bill.

Musk writes in X:

“For more than 20 years, I have been an advocate for AI regulation, just as we regulate any product or technology that poses a potential risk to the public.”

Dario Amodi, CEO of Entropic, also said in a letter last week that the bill’s benefits likely outweigh its costs. However, he explained in the continuation of his letter that “some aspects of this bill are still worrisome or unclear”.