More than 100 employees of artificial intelligence (AI) companies called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign the state’s new AI regulation bill in a letter Monday.
The letter , sent by about 120 current and former employees from leading AI companies — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google’s DeepMind and Meta — expresses concern that “the most powerful AI models may soon pose severe risks.”
The employees pointed to the possibility of expanded access to biological weapons and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in defense of their support for California Senate Bill 1047, known as the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act.
“It is feasible and appropriate for frontier AI companies to test whether the most powerful AI models can cause severe harms, and for these companies to implement reasonable safeguards against such risks,” the letter stated.
The employees recommended Newsom sign S.B. 1047, calling it “a meaningful step forward.”
The legislation would require powerful AI models to undergo safety testing before they can be released to the public and would hold developers liable for severe harms caused by their models.