{"slug": "illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models", "title": "Illinois becomes first state to require third-party audit of AI models", "summary": "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, making Illinois the first U.S. state to require third-party audits of safety plans for the largest AI labs. The law aims to protect residents from AI risks.", "body_md": "Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) on Monday signed a bill making the state the country’s first to mandate that the largest artificial intelligence labs obtain third-party audits of their safety plans. Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, or S.B. 315, in a ceremony Monday, stating people “want protection from the risks of AI.”…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5955442-illinois-ai-safety-bill/", "published_at": "2026-07-06 19:12:37+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 00:44:36.297242+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["JB Pritzker", "Illinois", "Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-require-third-party-audit-of-ai-models.jsonld"}}