“SB 1047 was vetoed, but public commentary now can assist future AI safety legislation” by ThomasW
Governor Newsom has vetoed SB 1047. This is a very disappointing decision, but it has still been heartening to see such a big coalition come out in favor of the bill as described in a press release from the bill's sponsors here: A broad bipartisan coalition came together to support SB 1047, including over 70 academic researchers (including Turing Award winners Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton), the California legislature, 77% of California voters, 120+ employees at frontier AI companies, 100+ youth leaders, unions (including SEIU, SAG-AFTRA, UFCW, the Iron Workers, and the California Federation of Labor Unions), 180+ artists (primarily from Hollywood), the National Organization for Women, Parents Together, the Latino Community Foundation, various start-ups developing or using AI (including Imbue, Magic.Dev, and Notion), non-profit organizations, and more. Over 4,000 supporters called the Governor's office in September asking him to sign the bill, and over 7,000 signed a petition [...] --- First published: October 2nd, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ujbGNgYmce2pbPesM/sb-1047-was-vetoed-but-public-commentary-now-can-assist --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.