SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week , is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress.

So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity.

“The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something, and they know from working on a million other issues that there is a way to pass legislation that genuinely does protect innovation — which I do care about — while making sure that these products are safe,” Billen told TechCrunch.

At its core, SB 53 is a first-in-the-nation bill that requires large AI labs to be transparent about their safety and security protocols – specifically around how they prevent their mo

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