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California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted

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California’s newly signed AI law just gave Big Tech exactly what it wanted

The legislation, S.B. 53, replaces Senator Scott Wiener's previous attempt at AI regulation, known as S.B. 1047, that would have required safety testing and "kill switches" for AI systems. Instead, the new law asks companies to describe how they incorporate "national standards, international standards, and industry-consensus best practices" into their AI development, without specifying what those standards are or requiring independent verification.

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