Artificial intelligence models: large developers.
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- Introduced
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- Passed Assembly
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Overview
California Senate Bill 53 aims to increase transparency and safety around the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence models, particularly those considered ‘frontier’ models. The bill requires large frontier AI developers to publish detailed information about the data used to train their models, assess and report on catastrophic risks, and establish internal processes for whistleblowers to report safety concerns. It also creates a state-funded cloud computing cluster, ‘CalCompute,’ to foster AI development and research, and preempts local regulations related to catastrophic risk management by frontier developers.
Key provisions
- Requires large frontier AI developers to publish a ‘frontier AI framework’ detailing their approach to safety and risk management.
- Mandates reporting of catastrophic risk assessments to the Office of Emergency Services.
- Establishes a mechanism for reporting critical safety incidents and whistleblower disclosures.
- Creates a state-funded cloud computing cluster, ‘CalCompute,’ to support AI development.
- Exempts certain reports from the California Public Records Act.
- Imposes a civil penalty for noncompliance with transparency requirements.
- Prohibits preventing employees from disclosing safety concerns related to catastrophic risks.
- Preempts local regulations related to catastrophic risk management by frontier developers.
Who is affected
- Large artificial intelligence developers (frontier developers)
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