SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week, is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress.
So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity.
“The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something, and they know from working on a million other issues that there is a way to pass legislation that genuinely does protect innovation — which I do care about — while making sure that these products are safe,” Billen told TechCrunch.
At its core, SB 53 is a first-in-the-nation bill that requires large AI labs to be transparent about their safety and security protocols – specifically around how they prevent their models from catastrophic risks, like being used to commit cyber attacks on critical infrastructure or build bio-weapons. The law also mandates that companies stick to those protocols, which will be enforced by the Office of Emergency Services.
“Companies are
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