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Scott Wiener

California state senator representing San Francisco

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The hyperbole around SB 1047 notwithstanding, the bill is a focused approach designed to evaluate whether the largest new AI models create a risk of catastrophic harm.

Scott Wiener

California state senator representing San Francisco

In a 2024 statement, California state senator Scott Wiener said SB 1047 was designed to assess whether the largest new AI models could create a risk of catastrophic harm.

California state senatorJune 25, 2024Office of Senator Scott Wiener

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Sign Up for Updates Scheduling Request Recognition Request Translate this page Press Release Senator Wiener’s Statement on Pushback to AI Bill June 25, 2024 SACRAMENTO – Senator Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement: “The hyperbole around SB 1047 notwithstanding, the bill is a focused approach designed to evaluate whether the largest new AI models create a risk of catastrophic harm. The bill only applies to huge models costing over $100 million to train. It doesn’t cover startups. It doesn’t ban open sourcing.

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  • Wiener immediately described the bill as limited to models costing more than $100 million to train, not covering startups or banning open source, and requiring safety evaluations and safeguards rather than licensing.

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AI continues to advance very rapidly, and the risks these systems present advance along with them.

Scott Wiener

California state senator representing San Francisco

After California’s SB 1047 was vetoed in 2024, Scott Wiener said AI’s risks were increasing as the systems advanced.

California state senatorSeptember 29, 2024Office of Senator Scott Wiener

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… input from his office during the legislative process when there was time to make changes to the bill, I am glad to see the Governor agree that the risks presented by AI are real and that California has a role to play in mitigating them. AI continues to advance very rapidly, and the risks these systems present advance along with them. Regulators must be willing to grapple with that reality and take decisive action that protects our innovation ecosystem as we craft regulations for this emerging industry.

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  • The quoted sentence does not name a specific risk; elsewhere in the same statement Wiener referred to acting before a catastrophe, and the page described SB 1047 as addressing cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, chemical, nuclear or biological weapons, and automated crime.
  • Wiener also said regulators should protect California’s innovation ecosystem while crafting safeguards.

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