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California removes teeth from AI law without addressing tech’s core concerns

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Tristan Greene3 hours agoCalifornia removes teeth from AI law without addressing tech’s core concernsThe law appears more corporate-friendly, but the implications for consumers are a bit murkier.298 Total views8 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTCOINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDFollow ourSubscribe onCalifornia lawmakers have amended a controversial bill that would hold artificial intelligence firms accountable for harms caused by their products in response to industry criticism. However, it’s unclear if the state’s concessions will be enough to convince naysayers in the tech industry. 


The bill, called the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB-1074), essentially seeks to protect whistleblowers and empower the state of California to intervene if it has reason to believe an AI-related catastrophe is going to occur.


As Cointelegraph recently reported, the tech industry is in a bit of an uproar over the bill’s stipulations, with many tech luminaries saying it would stifle innovation and growth. Stifling innovation


In its original format, the bill would have allowed the state to sue firms for negligence over lax safety practices, even if the violations didn’t result in a catastrophic event. It would have also created a government oversight board responsible for implementing and enforcing said safety practices.


After negative feedback from the tech industry, including a comprehensive list of suggestions from AI firm Anthropic, California Senator Scott Weiner claimed his office was under the belief it had found a happy medium:“We accepted a number of very reasonable amendments proposed, and I believe we’ve addressed the core concerns expressed by Anthropic and many others in the industry,”Core concerns


However, based on the bill’s new language, it appears lawmakers still haven’t addressed the tech world’s core concern. Whether the state can sue prior to a catastrophe or merely issue injunctions is tangential to the essential problem of liability.


SB-1074 would still allow the state to hold any AI developer responsible for harm caused by their products. In many cases, it’s near impossible to predict all the ways that “harm” could manifest from an AI model. 


The bill’s next step is a final assembly vote, which, according to the schedule, must be held prior to Aug. 31. At that point, unless the governor decides to veto it, technology firms operating in the state of California will face a regulatory environment unlike any other in the country.


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