California issues executive order to strengthen AI safety laws
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order aimed at strengthening California’s AI safety and security laws, citing concerns about threats to human safety.
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By Elias SchisgallCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order ramping up the state's oversight of artificial-intelligence systems and their safety and security risks.The Friday order would convene experts to mull possible AI-oversight policies, including requirements for frontier AI labs…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday to strengthen the state's artificial-intelligence safety and security laws, after recent alarm bells over the technology's threats to human safety. The order calls for the implementation of both third-party testing and whistleblower protections.