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   California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark artificial   
   intelligence bill that was designed to have first-in-the-nation safety   
   regulations against AI misuse.   
      
   The big picture: Backers of the bill that would've required AI   
   developers to comply with certain rules before developing models had   
   argued it would provide safety with workable provisions at a time when   
   Congress has stalled on the matter and the EU has taken a lead in   
   regulating the sector.   
      
   The bill had divided the tech industry. The likes of Google, Meta and   
   OpenAI opposed it amid concerns that it might hamper innovation and   
   Anthropic and Elon Musk cautiously supported it.   
      
   Driving the news: Newsom said in returning Senate Bill 1047 without his   
   signature that while SB 1047 was "well-intentioned," it didn't take into   
   account "whether an AI system is deployed in high-risk environments,   
   involves critical decision-making or the use of sensitive data."   
      
   Instead, he said "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."   
   What we're watching: Newsom said in an emailed statement announcing his   
   veto that he's working with the "godmother of AI," Fei-Fei Li and other   
   leading researchers and industry leaders on California's efforts "to   
   develop responsible guardrails for the deployment" of generative AI.   
      
   This will focus on "developing an empirical, science-based trajectory   
   analysis of frontier models and their capabilities and attendant risks,"   
   per Newsom, who said he'll "continue to work with the Legislature on   
   this critical matter during its next session."   
   What they're saying: Google in an emailed statement Sunday thanked   
   Newsom "for helping California continue to lead in building responsible   
   AI tools" and said it looked forward to "working with the Governor's   
   responsible AI initiative and the federal government on creating   
   appropriate safeguards and developing tools that help everyone."   
      
   OpenAI said in an emailed statement Sunday that the company appreciated   
   Newsom's "commitment to maintaining California's role as a global leader   
   in AI innovation, and look forward to working with him and state   
   lawmakers in well-defined areas of public interest such as deepfakes,   
   child safety, and AI literacy."   
   Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on X Sunday that "AI   
   springs from California" as she thanked Newsom "for recognizing the   
   opportunity and responsibility we all share to enable small   
   entrepreneurs and academia — not big tech — to dominate."   
   The other side: Scott Wiener, a state senator from San Francisco who   
   authored the bill in California's Senate, said in a statement Sunday the   
   veto represented a "missed opportunity for California to once again lead   
   on innovative tech regulation — just as we did around data privacy and   
   net neutrality — and we are all less safe as a result."   
      
   Nonprofit Accountable Tech in an emailed statement Sunday called   
   Newsom's veto "a massive giveaway to Big Tech companies and an affront   
   to all Americans who are currently the unconsenting guinea pigs of an   
   unregulated and untested" AI industry.   
   "This veto will not 'empower innovation' — it only further entrenches   
   the status quo where Big Tech monopolies are allowed to rake in profits   
   without regard for our safety, even as their AI tools are already   
   threatening democracy, civil rights, and the environment with unknown   
   potential for other catastrophic harms," it added.   
   Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details from   
   California Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement. Axios' Ina Fried   
   contributed reporting.   
      
   https://www.axios.com/2024/09/30/california-ai-safety-bill-governor-newsom-veto   
      
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