California State Assembly passes sweeping AI safety bill
VergeSEP 2024
California's AI bill seeks to castrate innovation within the tech industry. The text's naïve attempt to mitigate potential harm exposes a complete lack of understanding of the very sector politicians are attempting to the restrict. Whilst well-intended, SB-1047 is not the right solution to credible AI concerns.
Having passed all stages of California's legislative process, all eyes are now on Gavin Newsom. Whilst only time will tell if the Governor will finally address the growing public concerns over increasingly sophisticated and dangerous AI models, recent history unfortunately shows the puppet politician will likely continue to bend the knee to Big Tech's demands.
There is a 47% chance that SB 1047 will be passed before Oct. 1, 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.