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“Tell your reps to vote yes on SB 1047” by Holly_Elmore


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Hello Californians!

We need you to help us fight for SB 1047, a landmark bill to help set a benchmark for AI safety, decrease existential risk, and promote safety research. This bill has been supported by some of the world's leading AI scientists and the Center of AI Safety, and is extremely important for us to pass. As Californians, we have a unique opportunity to inspire other states to follow suit.

Unfortunately, due to misinformation and lobbying by big tech companies, SB 1047 is currently stalled in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. It may be killed if it does not get advanced by August 19th. This would be a significant blow against safety and would continue the “race to the bottom” in AI capabilities without any guardrails.

We need you to do the following to save the bill. This will take no more than 5 [...]

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First published:

August 12th, 2024

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/sqffjDooEbhhqHybj/tell-your-reps-to-vote-yes-on-sb-1047

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