Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.

This week, we’ll discuss:

1. A new proposed AI bill in California which requires frontier AI developers to adopt safety and security protocols, and clarifies that developers bear legal liability if their AI systems cause unreasonable risks or critical harms to public safety.

2. Precedents for AI governance from healthcare and biosecurity.

3. The EU AI Act and job opportunities at their enforcement agency, the AI Office.

A New Bill on AI Policy in California

Several leading AI companies have public plans for how they’ll invest in safety and security as they develop more dangerous AI systems. A new bill in California's state legislature would codify this practice as a legal requirement, and clarify the legal liability faced by developers [...]

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Outline:

(00:33 ) A New Bill on AI Policy in California

(04:38 ) Precedents for AI Policy: Healthcare and Biosecurity

(07:56 ) Enforcing the EU AI Act

(08:55 ) Links

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First published:

February 21st, 2024

Source:

https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/aisn-31-a-new-ai-policy-bill-in-california

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