California governor blocks landmark AI safety bill

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“Senator Scott Wiener, who authored the bill, said the veto allows companies to continue developing an ‘extremely powerful technology’ without any government oversight.

“The bill would have required the most advanced AI models to undergo safety testing.

“It would have forced developers to ensure their technology included a so-called ‘kill switch’. A kill switch would allow organisations to isolate and effectively switch off an AI system if it became a threat.

“It would also have made official oversight compulsory for the development of so-called ‘Frontier Models’ - or the most powerful AI systems.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj9jwyr3kgeo

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Has it come to that? Wow.