Adaptability is critical as we race to regulate a technology still in its infancy, Newsom wrote.
This will require a delicate balance.
Despite the corporate lobbying, many in the AI industry believed the legislation was necessary.
California Governor Gavin Newsom had to contend with fierce lobbying on SB 1047 from the tech industry, AI workers, and celebrities.© Variety/Getty Images
Dozens of AI researchers at leading AI companies called on Newsom in anopen letterto sign the bill into law.
Correction:An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the Electronic Frontier Foundations position on SB 1047.
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