California signs SB 813 creating independent AI verification organizations; OpenAI endorses both bills
ghadfield · x · 2026-09-11
- ghadfield, who investigated the Hugging Face incident where 700 AI agents went rogue, argues the real lesson is that investigators were there by invitation, on the company's terms, with no legal category defining who is qualified or what access they get.
- Governor Newsom signed SB 813, directing California to designate independent verification organizations (IVOs) — outside experts qualified to assess AI model risks — and AB 1405, creating a state registry AI auditors (including IVOs) must join before conducting audits.
- OpenAI endorsed both bills, though it prefers independent technical assessments to be mandated at the federal level.
- The author calls this the biggest step yet toward building the independent verification sector AI oversight needs.
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