On Sept. 29, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) vetoed a controversial piece of policy about A.I. The bill, whose full name is the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act, dubbed SB 1047, sought to require companies developing sophisticated A.I. models to comply with a range of safety guidelines, even authorizing potential criminal or civil action against A.I. developers. Critics took issue with the bill’s focus on catastrophic harms that could disproportionately affect small developers.

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“While well-intentioned, SB 1047 does not take into account whether an A.I. system is deployed in high-risk environments, involves critical decision-making or the use of sensitive data. Instead, the bill applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions—so long........

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