California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it "establishes a regulatory framework that could give the public a false sense of security and applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it"

President Joe Biden meets with AI experts and Gavin Newsom. (2023).

What you need to know

• California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an AI safety bill (SB 1047), indicating it lacked a comprehensive solution to mitigate AI risks.
• Newsom further stated its stringent regulations would block innovation and drive AI developers away from the state.
• The government official says the bill creates a false sense of security, but it only targets LLMs, leaving smaller AI models out of the fray.