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OpenAI backs slew of California AI bills while calling for national regulation

OpenAI announced Wednesday that it supports four California bills to tighten artificial intelligence safeguards while calling on Congress to establish mandatory national rules for advanced AI systems. The bills would create a framework for independent AI safety assessments, set standards for AI auditors, add protections against children using AI companion chatbots, and require AI models to follow federal screening standards against AI-enabled biological threats.

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OpenAI backs slew of California AI bills while calling for national regulation
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OpenAI is throwing its support behind four California bills aimed at tightening artificial intelligence safeguards as the company calls on Congress to establish mandatory national rules for advanced AI systems.

The company said Wednesday that it supports bills that would create a framework for independent AI safety assessments, establish standards for AI auditors, impose new protections against children using AI companion chatbots, and require AI models to follow federal screening standards intended to guard against AI-enabled biological threats.

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