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On Sept. 29, 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed Senate Bill 1047, a comprehensive legislative proposal to regulate the rapidly growing AI industry. The proposed law included safeguards and policies to prevent “catastrophic” harm from increasingly powerful AI models.
In vetoing the bill, Newsom highlighted the need to balance the regulation of AI technology with the risk of stifling innovation. While SB 1047 did not become law, the battle to regulate AI is only beginning, and the proposals in SB 1047 will reverberate in California and elsewhere as lawmakers consider what to do next.
