News Summary

• Anthropic announced an official endorsement of SB 53, a California bill that would impose first-in-the-nation transparency requirements on the world’s largest AI model developers.
• SB 53 focuses on limiting AI models from contributing to “catastrophic risks,” which the bill defines as the death of at least 50 people or more than a billion dollars in damages.
• The bill would also establish whistleblower protections to employees who come forward with safety concerns.
• The tech industry will build powerful AI systems in the coming years and can’t wait for the federal government to act.