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A new AI safety report on California provisions


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By Technology Reporter Harry Johnson:

When the Governor Gavin Newsom The highest-ranking regulation of the veto veto veto veto veto veto Last fall, he simultaneously asked the deep bench of the state of EI researchers to recommend in the market that balance safety and innovation. The result of this work, California’s report on Frontier AI policy The report was published earlier this week.

The report emphasizes the provisions aimed at transparency, such as the protection and audits of submitting signals from independent third countries-reflecting a project of the report published in March. It also emphasizes how AI has changed over the last three months, including improvements in its ability to act independently and help people make dangerous weapons or perform cyberattacks.

In one example, a language model by AI company anthropica threatened to extort engineers And to tell their partners that they have cheated on them, according to the company’s assessment. Another estimate found that the highly advanced AI models known as “Frontier models” can find out when they are evaluatedS

These reports do not show immediate risk, but emphasize the speed of technology progress and that such risks should be taken seriously, said Scott Singer, one of the leading writers of the report, in an interview with Calmatters.

The California Legislative Authority is considering Numerous AI Adjust Accountsincluding measures which Require online platforms to label AI generated content and mandate Protocols on how chatbots deal with people talking about self -harmS Other Prevents developers from blaming AI for harm in courtS State Seni. WienerDemocrat from San Francisco said in a statement that his office was considering what recommendations for a report to include in a bill that defended AI WhistleblowersS

The report does not address a decade pause for state regulation of AI In addition to encouraging coordination with other governments, to avoid the burden of observing the business that Republicans in Congress used to justify proposals moratorium.


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Without a police hour, more troops

A street seller stand in the center of Los Angeles on April 30, 2025. Photo by Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Despite the protests Los AngelesMayor Karen Bass ends Downtown and reporting the local police department There are no arrests related to demonstrations As of Saturday, President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday that he was unfolding Another 2000 troops of the National Guard of California in the city.

Mobilization follows the administration June 9 orderBringing the total number of troops of the National Guard in LA by up to 4 100. A case of the Federal Court of Appeal to determine if the troops can remain in LA under the Trump command still continuesS

Meanwhile, the California Food and Restaurant Industry – which employs about 1.42 million people – by April – have been shaken by immigration raidsWrite Calletatters’ Levags and Lauren HeplerS

Some restaurants have temporarily closed themselves, street sellers have entered hiding and food festivals, and farmers’ markets have been canceled. Adriana Gomez Salazar, who is able to work legally in the United States and owns an Altadan -based food truck, said he must close his business so far to protect himself and his workers.

  • Salazar: “I have no idea how long I will be closed. Trump can say many things (to pause the raids on ice), but he also said he wanted to make the largest mass deportments in history.”

Read more hereS

Senator can sue the Sacramento Police Department

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State Senator Sabrina Servantes during the Senate Session in the State Capitol in Sacramento on January 23, 2025. Photo of Fred Greaves for Calmatters

A month ago, State Seni. Sabrina Cervantes has participated in a car accident near the State Capitol, after which the police officers in Sacramento accused her of driving under influence. The river democrat immediately denied it and was blamed after a blood test proved that he had no drug or alcohol in his system.

Cervantes is now considering judging police in Sacramento, claiming her arrest is “politically motivated.” However, the police department says the employees “have remained professional all the time.”

Between these two conflict stories, It is difficult for the public to determine what is the most accurateS

Calm Ryan Sabalow and Jean Quang Explain, the authorities refuse to release the incident. Calmatters has requested personnel from a bodily chamber, police reports and search orders, but so far, the police records and the district prosecutor’s office of the district have been denied.

David Snyder, CEO of the first amendment coalition, said that the employees refused to release information related to a criminal investigation into a chosen civil servant and that “the public has the right to see what the police know at that time.”

Meanwhile, Cervantes is “100% behind all and all the records that have been released,” according to her lawyer.

Read more hereS

And last: Two offers for Newsom draw Ire

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Technicians work on television, set on the day before the Golden Globes in Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on January 4, 2025. Photo from Etienne Laurent, AFP via Getty Images


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