Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI


California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills regulating how outside groups evaluate AI programs for safety. | Sean Rayford for POLITICO

Two new California laws establish standards for independent AI safety evaluations and a registry of auditors financially independent from the companies they review—measures supported by Anthropic and OpenAI.

The laws seek to make AI oversight more credible while addressing concerns about evaluator access, liability, and the protection of proprietary information. Stronger accountability could benefit low-wage workers by reducing the risk that unsafe or poorly tested AI systems cause harm when deployed in workplaces or other consequential settings.

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Newsom signs AI safety bills backed by Anthropic, OpenAI (Politico.com)

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