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Newsom vetoes historic California AI safety bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom.
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The bill would have codified a host of restrictive AI standards. But did it miss the point?

California’s landmark AI bill, SB 1047, has been short-circuited with a veto from governor Gavin Newsom.

The bill would have included a “kill switch” for rogue AI programs, and mandatory safety reporting to a new regulatory agency, the Board of Frontier Models. It also would have created whistleblower protection for