Quick Hits

• The bill would have required developers of large AI models made available to the public to take specific steps to ensure that they did not cause critical harm. It would have imposed employment protections for developers’ employees who blew the whistle about potential dangers.
• The legislation was one of several AI bills presented to the governor during the year’s regular legislative session as California looks to be a leader in developing and regulating this emerging technology.
• It is likely that California will try again to enact AI safety legislation amid continuing concerns over the fast-growing technology.

On September 29, 2024, Governor Newsom vetoed Senate Bill (SB) No. 1047, known as the “Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act.” In a veto message, Governor Newsom warned that though the bill sought to address some real concerns, it went too far in its restrictions.

“While well-intentioned, SB 1047 does not take into account whether an Al system is deployed in high-risk environments, involves critical decision-making[,] or the use of sensitive data,” Governor Newsom stated in the veto message. “Instead, the bill applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions—so long as a large system deploys it. I do not believe this is the best approach to protecting the public from real threats posed by the technology.”

SB 1047, which California lawmakers passed in August 2024, would have implemented wide-ranging safety...

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