California's Dead AI Safety Bill...and is AI smarter than CEOs...already?

In this episode of AI-Curious, we dive into one of the most polarizing debates in AI right now: California’s SB-1047, the state’s proposed AI safety bill. After months of intense discussion, Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill, which many considered to be the toughest AI regulation ever introduced in the U.S. But why? And what does this mean for the future of AI safety and innovation?

We explore the surprising twists in this debate, including the unusual alliances formed around the bill. Nancy Pelosi opposed it, while Elon Musk, in a rare turn, supported it. The AI startup community largely rejoiced at the veto, but the AI safety crowd saw it as a missed opportunity to hold tech companies accountable.

Governor Newsom’s rationale? He argued that the bill, while well-intentioned, didn’t properly account for how AI systems are deployed and could unfairly target smaller developers. Critics, however, saw it as caving to corporate lobbying. We unpack all of these angles, asking: what does this decision tell us about the future of AI regulation, both at the state and national level?

We also cover quick updates from OpenAI’s leadership shakeup, a study that suggests AI can outperform human CEOs, and a fascinating discovery of new Nazca geoglyphs using AI technology.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/nazca-lines-peru-new-geoglyphs?utm_source=www.therundown.ai&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=google-s-ai-designs-its-own-chips&_bhlid=a125bba170bd7857a1f7133251266592555d839f

https://hbr.org/2024/09/ai-can-mostly-outperform-human-ceos

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