OpenAI Says California’s AI Safety Bill Will Hurt Innovation (1)

OpenAI is opposing a bill in California that would place new safety requirements on artificial intelligence companies, joining a chorus of tech leaders and politicians who have recently come out against the controversial legislation.

The San Francisco-based startup said the bill would hurt innovation in the AI industry and argued that regulation on this issue should come from the federal government instead of the states, according to a letter sent to California State Senator Scott Wiener’s office on Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg News. The letter also raised concerns that the bill, if passed, could have “broad and significant” implications for US competitiveness ...