The bill’s focus on large, costly models “could give the public a false sense of security about controlling this fast-moving technology,” Newsom wrote. “Smaller, specialized models may emerge as equally or even more dangerous” than the ones covered by the legislation.
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Newsom has signed several other AI bills into law, including ones to criminalize blackmail using AI-created nude images, one to require contracts with actors before a “digital replica” of their voice or image is created and one to require disclosure of AI-generated political advertisements.
While the EU and Colorado measures focus on the “mechanics” of AI platform development, “California has been focused on the consumer-protection aspect” of AI, said Karen Shin, a lawyer in the privacy, security and data protection group at Blank Rome LLP.
“That trend will continue in terms of dividing and distinguishing responsibility” between the technology’s creators and its users, she said. “Just because you are using an AI system I don’t think that will mean you are not liable.”
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"California Governor Vetoes Controversial AI Safety Bill," by Justin Bachman was published in Legal Dive on September 30, 2024.
