Attack ads slam Scott Wiener as soft on AI; SB 1047 collaborator calls it absurd
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-10-14
Attack ads in California's state senate race are criticizing Scott Wiener for being too soft on AI. Nathan Calvin, who worked closely with Wiener on SB 1047 — the nation's first frontier AI safety law, opposed by major AI labs and vetoed for being too strong — calls the framing laughably absurd, noting Wiener's record as a leading pro-AI-regulation figure.
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