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California AI Audit Bills: From Endorsement to Signing
After OpenAI endorsed California's AI safety bills on Sept 10, Governor Newsom signed SB 813 and AB 1405 the next day, establishing the nation's first mandatory third-party AI audit standards.
2026-09-10 ~ 2026-09-11 · 2 episodes · 5 posts
Episode 1 · OpenAI Backs Two California AI Bills: Independent Risk Evaluation and Synthetic Nucleic Acid Screening (2026-09-10, 2 posts)
OpenAI has publicly endorsed several California bills awaiting Governor Newsom's signature, including one authorizing Independent Verification Organizations (IVOs) for AI risk assessment and another on synthetic nucleic acid screening. AI policy scholar Dean Ball welcomed the move.
Episode 2 · California signs first US AI audit laws, backed by OpenAI and Anthropic (2026-09-10, 3 posts)
California Governor Newsom signed SB 813 and AB 1405, the first US mandatory standards for third-party audits and independent assessments of AI systems, drawing public support from OpenAI and Anthropic and calls for federal follow-up.
- California signs first-in-the-nation AI audit laws SB 813 and AB 1405 — deanwball · 2026-09-10
- California Gov. Newsom signs two AI safety bills on external audits, backed by Anthropic and OpenAI — Polymarket · 2026-09-11
- California signs SB 813 creating independent AI verification organizations; OpenAI endorses both bills — ghadfield · 2026-09-11