[vm]

Since it’s not mentioned in the blog:

>On February 7, 2024, Senator Scott Wiener introduced Senate Bill 1047 (SB-1047) – known as the Known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Systems Act (the Act) – into the California State Legislature. Aiming to regulate the development and use of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Act mandates developers to make certain safety determinations before training AI models, comply with various safety requirements, and report AI safety incidents. It further establishes the Frontier Model Division within the Department of Technology for oversight of these AI models and introduces civil penalties for violations of the Act.

https://www.dlapiper.com/en/insights/publications/2024/02/ca...

[RobotToaster]

The Scott Wiener Congressional Exploratory Cmte received $8,600 from OpenAI.

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/openai/summary?id=D00008425...

[michaelt]

It's impressive how affordable politicians are.

You've got a company valued at $80 billion and you can get legislation put forward to kneecap your primary competition for a the price of a 2009 Honda Accord with 150,000 miles on the odometer? What great value for money!

[JumpCrisscross]

> can get legislation put forward

This typically works the other way. You find politicians who support you, due to personal views or electoral idiosyncrasies, and then give them money to boost them.

[euroderf]

Politicians at prices so low we're practically GIVING them away !

(pace Crazy Eddie)

[someonehere]

He’ll push to safeguard people from AI but not safeguard people from fentanyl dealers. Got it.

https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/fentanyl-dealers-in-...