California Governor Newsom signs landmark AI safety bill SB 53 | TechCrunch

Key Takeaways

• Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53 , a first-in-the-nation bill that sets new transparency requirements on large AI companies.
• SB 53, which passed the state legislature two weeks ago, requires large AI labs — including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google DeepMind — to be transparent about safety protocols.