California’s Groundbreaking AI Bill Gains Support from Top Experts

Renowned Experts Back California's Landmark AI Safety Bill

California's AI Safety Bill has gained significant backing from top AI experts as it approaches the final stages of the legislative process. On August 7, notable professors Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Lawrence Lessig, and Stuart Russell co-authored a letter urging lawmakers to support the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act. They argue that the next generation of AI systems poses severe risks if not developed with sufficient care and oversight, describing the bill as the bare minimum for effective regulation.