The law appears more corporate-friendly, but the implications for consumers are a bit murkier.
California lawmakers have amended a controversial bill that would hold artificial intelligence firms accountable for harms caused by their products in response to industry criticism. However, it’s unclear if the state’s concessions will be enough to convince naysayers in the tech industry.
The bill, called the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB-1074), essentially seeks to protect whistleblowers and empower the state of California to intervene if it has reason to believe an AI-related catastrophe is going to occur.
As Cointelegraph recently reported, the tech industry is in a bit of an uproar over the bill’s stipulations, with many tech luminaries saying it would stifle innovation and growth.
