Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines for months, is now officially law in California.

On Monday, California governor Gavin Newsom signed the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act,” which was authored by Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco). It’s the second draft of such a bill, as Newsom vetoed the first version — SB 1047 — last year due to concerns it was too strict and could stifle AI innovation in the state. It would have required all AI developers, especially makers of models with training costs of $100 million or more, to test for specific risks. After the veto, Newsom tasked AI researchers with coming up with an alternative, which was published in the form of a 52-page report — and formed the basis of SB

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