California’s controversial AI bill worries about nuclear war, catastrophic harm

A new bill in the United States of America’s California that proposes to regulate large frontier AI models has been met with stiff resistance from various stakeholders in the tech industry including startup founders, investors, AI researchers, and organisations that advocate for open source software. The bill is called SB 1047 and was introduced by California state Senator Scott Weiner.

According to Weiner, the bill requires developers of large and powerful AI systems to comply with common-sense safety standards. But the opponents of the legislation are certain that it would kill innovation and doom the entire AI industry.