Illinois Lawmakers Just Passed America's Strongest AI Safety Bill
5 hours ago
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- Illinois House passes SB 315 bill requiring frontier AI labs to undergo third-party safety audits.
- Governor JB Pritzker plans to sign the bill, aiming to hold Big Tech accountable.
- State legislatures, like Illinois, California, and New York, lead AI safety regulation in absence of federal laws.
- SB 315 mandates independent auditors verify AI labs' adherence to their safety standards.
- OpenAI and Anthropic support the bill; some trade groups like Chamber of Progress oppose it.
- AI labs may use Big Four accounting firms or AI Evaluator Forum members for audits.
- State laws serve as testing grounds for potential future federal AI regulations.