Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a major AI safety bill today, saying that it applied “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,

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes AI safety bill SB 1047, citing concerns over hindering innovation, while calling for the development of "workable guardrails" focused on science-based analysis to address AI risks.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models.