SB 1047 debate returns as posters argue the real-world risk picture has changed
neil_chilson · x · 2026-07-23
AI policy debate around SB 1047 is being replayed under very different facts
The poster argues that the current discourse around SB 1047 resembles the earlier debate, but the underlying risk picture has changed.
- They say SB 1047 was originally driven by fears of rogue AI causing catastrophic harm, not just misuse of capable systems.
- Their point is that the facts on the ground now look more concrete than they did before.
- In the reply they question whether those original assumptions have really changed enough to justify the new framing.
More from AGI Musings
- Instinct launches agent-to-agent protocol to coordinate your plans, sparking 'friction is the point' backlash — itsOmSarraf_ · 2026-09-11
- We are witnessing the unreasonable effectiveness of inference-time scaling — sqcai · 2026-09-11
- Accelerationist fires back at AI doomers: beliefs aren't arguments — Dan_Jeffries1 · 2026-09-11
- "ChatGPT 6 Makes Workers with IQ Below 130 Useless": French AI Debate Sparks Backlash — mitchdeg · 2026-09-11
- 'AGI is here' vs reality: AI labs still ship some of the jankiest desktop apps ever — MilesCranmer · 2026-09-11
- Harry Collins: LLMs can't do frontier science because they can't invent new language — whoamisri · 2026-09-11