September 30, 2024 Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047 AI Featured, AI Regulation, News In this article: Vetoed Bill: Governor Newsom vetoed SB 1047, which aimed to regulate AI model development.Bill Author: State Senator Scott Wiener authored the bill, focusing on requiring safety protocols for AI models.High Threshold: The bill would have applied only to AI models costing over $100 million and utilizing 10^26 FLOPS during training.Opposition: Major opposition came from Silicon Valley, including companies like OpenAI and technologists like Meta’s Yann LeCun.Political Pushback: U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna, a Democrat, also opposed the bill.Amendments: Changes to the bill were made based on feedback from AI companies, including Anthropic.More Gov. Newsom vetoes California’s controversial AI bill, SB 1047 More
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