This is the endgame. Very soon the session will end, and various bills either will or won’t head to Newsom's desk. Some will then get signed and become law.

Time is rapidly running out to have your voice impact that decision.

Since my last weekly, we got a variety of people coming in to stand for or against the final version of SB 1047. There could still be more, but probably all the major players have spoken at this point.

So here, today, I’m going to round up all that rhetoric, all those positions, in one place. After this, I plan to be much more stingy about talking about the whole thing, and only cover important new arguments or major news.

I’m not going to get into the weeds arguing about the merits of SB 1047 – I stand by my analysis in the Guide [...]

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Outline:

(01:11) The Media

(01:54) OpenAI Opposes SB 1047

(06:15) OpenAI Backs AB 3211

(10:49) Anthropic Says SB 1047's Benefits Likely Exceed Costs

(15:03) Details of Anthropic's Letter

(20:08) Elon Musk Says California Should Probably Pass SB 1047

(25:29) Negative Reactions to Anthropic's Letter, Attempts to Suppress Dissent

(28:33) Positions In Brief

(33:57) Postscript: AB 3211 RTFBC (Read the Bill Changes)

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