California's legislative landscape is currently dominated by debates over two significant bills related to artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles. The AI bill, SB 1047, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, has undergone recent amendments by the Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection Committee to provide developers with more flexibility. However, the bill remains controversial, with critics, including safety advocates, arguing that it could stifle innovation and harm the state's tech industry. Meanwhile, SB 915, a bill that could have allowed local municipalities to ban or tax autonomous vehicles, has been shelved by State Senator Dave Cortese. This move has been welcomed by advocates, including disability and business organizations, who believe it will prevent potential setbacks in the deployment of AV technology and improve road safety.
This bill SB 1047 is a red alert at this point! @GavinNewsom - if he truly doesn't want to lose the AI/Tech cash cow, should veto it. https://t.co/xE0p2mkOg2
California's SB 915 threatened to halt progress deploying autonomous vehicles in California by enabling local municipalities to delay, ban, and tax AVs. Our statement on why the withdrawal of SB 915 is good for CA and traffic safety: https://t.co/JyLJBTp6m2 https://t.co/Pizgv98AX0
After the last amendment, I hoped that Senator Wiener would continue reducing the damage the bill causes. Let's be clear: the latest amendments go in the opposite direction. It's appeasement for CAIS and other billionaire-funded AI Doomers. - It cements Frontier Model… https://t.co/GVT768Ju1T https://t.co/8poV0deaTk
Great news for autonomous vehicles in CA ⬇️ State Sen. Dave Cortese shelved his bill to give the state's biggest cities the power to veto AVs from improving safety on their roads. Local control created the CA housing crisis, and would have been disastrous for road safety. https://t.co/220TsbcVj1
Our @ProgressChamber opposition to @Scott_Wiener SB 1047 AI regulation bill included in the new Assembly anaysis: https://t.co/QMBxwVIgcI
SB 1047 is getting worse. Rather than responding to feedback from the most knowledgeable and affected constituents. Weiner and CAIS are intent on hurting innovation in Ca. The people behind this bill have no clue what they are doing. And it’s going to hurt all of us. https://t.co/8YtlRcxZxE
Sen. Wiener on the amendments made today to his AI bill, SB 1047. Arguably the most controversial AI bill before the CA legislature. https://t.co/ZP0w5SQ4xg
Today, the Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection Cmte announced amendments to my responsible AI development bill, SB 1047. The Cmte’s amends give developers more flexibility & strengthen the bill. While we continue engaging the technical community, here are the key changes:🧵
We urge lawmakers to REJECT #SB915 +70 disability, biz & other local orgs have raised significant concerns about #SB915 as a backdoor ban on AVs, preventing Californians from seeing the technology’s safety & accessibility benefits. Our letter: https://t.co/swcz7K3w7Z https://t.co/lwu5OWf3kD
California AI bill becomes a lightning rod—for safety advocates and developers alike. Read the new article by @OJDaniels ⬇️ https://t.co/2ygDg8KkPA