"California AI Safety Legislation Vetoed"
Recently, legislation that mandated safety requirements for major artificial intelligence model developers in California was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom said that the bill lacks consideration of the environments where the models are deployed, the data used by such models, and their purpose. Newsome said the bill applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions so long as a large system deploys it. Newsome said that he did not believe this was the best approach to protecting the public from real threats posed by the technology. The legislation has been opposed by Google and OpenAI due to additional burdens, and such disapproval from Newsom has been regarded by bill sponsor Sen. Scott Wiener as a step back in AI regulations.