Gavin Newsom
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OpenAI's letter to Governor Newsom on harmonized AI regulation
OpenAI sent a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging the state to harmonize its AI regulations with national and emerging global standards. The letter positions California as a potential leader in aligning state-level AI policy with federal and international frameworks. This reflects OpenAI's ongoing effort to shape the regulatory environment in which it operates.
Anthropic Endorses California SB 53 AI Safety Disclosure Bill
Anthropic has announced its endorsement of California Senate Bill 53, which would require large frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks, release transparency reports before deploying powerful models, report critical safety incidents within 15 days, and provide whistleblower protections. The bill, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and informed by the Joint California Policy Working Group, takes a disclosure-based approach rather than prescriptive technical mandates, drawing lessons from the failed SB 1047. Anthropic frames the bill as formalizing practices already followed by major labs including Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Microsoft, while creating a level playing field that prevents competitive pressure from eroding voluntary safety programs. Anthropic notes the bill's compute-based threshold (10^26 FLOPS) is an acceptable starting point but calls for future refinement as AI capabilities advance.
Most States Are Regulating AI Despite President Trump's Opposition to State-Level Laws
Over 40 U.S. states are actively pursuing AI legislation in 2025-2026, with more than 1,500 bills under consideration and over 100 laws already enacted across 40 states, covering areas from deepfakes and algorithmic discrimination to safety testing and watermarking. Key states include California (comprehensive AI safety and watermarking mandates), Colorado (high-risk AI system requirements), New York (strict protocols for large model makers), and Utah (refined AI policy acts). This proliferation of state-level regulation continues despite the Trump Administration's executive order discouraging state laws and threatening to withhold federal funds from states with 'onerous' AI regulations. The resulting patchwork creates significant compliance complexity for AI developers operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Anthropic responds to California Governor Newsom's AI working group draft report
Anthropic published a formal response to the California Governor's Working Group on AI Frontier Models draft report, endorsing its emphasis on transparency and evidence-based policy. Anthropic argues that light-touch mandatory disclosure of safety and security practices would be beneficial without impeding innovation, noting that current voluntary practices are uneven across frontier labs. The response also references Anthropic's Responsible Scaling Policy and Economic Index as examples of existing transparency efforts, and signals urgency given Anthropic's view that powerful AI systems may arrive as early as end of 2026.