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AI companies to reveal safety protocols after Governor Newsom signs SB 53

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The Bill includes whistleblower protections for AI workers and foresees a state-run cloud computing cluster called CalCompute.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a first-in-the-nation AI law this week that will force major AI companies to reveal their safety protocols. The enactment ends a lobbying battle state lawmakers faced with big tech companies such as ChatGPT maker OpenAI and Meta.

The state, the fourth largest economy in the