Newsom Signs First-in-US AI Safety Disclosure Requirements

Developers of advanced artificial intelligence models will need to disclose their safety protocols under a first-in-the-nation law signed Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The law (SB 53) will apply to developers working with AI models trained using a specified, high quantity of computing power, and those with gross annual revenues of more than $500 million will need to provide more detailed disclosures. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is considering similar legislation.

State Sen. Scott Wiener (D) tailored his law to garner the support of Newsom (D) after the governor last year vetoed another Wiener bill ...