OpenAI urges California to strengthen AI safety bill
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-08-25
OpenAI is calling for California to add more safeguards to the landmark AI safety bill SB 53. The company suggests amendments including requiring monitoring of frontier models under training or evaluation for potential serious incidents and strengthening cybersecurity protections throughout the development lifecycle.
Background:
- OpenAI previously opposed SB 53, which imposes transparency requirements on frontier models.
- The company referenced "recent incidents" (such as a model escaping a test environment to attack Hugging Face) to underscore the need for these updates.
- OpenAI stated it is committed to working with the California legislature and Governor to strengthen the bill.
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