Elon Musk voices support for California bill requiring safety tests on AI models By Reuters

(Reuters) – Tesla (NASDAQ:) chief Elon Musk, who additionally owns social media platform X, stated on Monday he feels California ought to cross an AI bill that will require tech corporations and AI builders to conduct safety testing on a few of their very own models.

“For over 20 years, I’ve been an advocate for AI regulation, simply as we regulate any product/expertise that may be a potential threat to the general public,” Musk stated in a submit on X, whereas calling on the state to cross the SB 1047 bill.

California state lawmakers tried to introduce 65 payments touching on AI this legislative season, in response to the state’s legislative database, together with measures to make sure all algorithmic choices are confirmed unbiased and defend the mental property of deceased people from exploitation by AI corporations. Most of the payments are already useless.

Earlier within the day, Microsoft (NASDAQ:) backed OpenAI voiced support for one other AI bill from California, referred to as AB 3211, that will require tech corporations to label AI-generated content material, which may vary from innocent memes to deepfakes aimed toward spreading misinformation about political candidates.

With international locations representing a 3rd of the world’s inhabitants having polls this 12 months, consultants are involved in regards to the function AI-generated content material will play, and it has already been outstanding in some elections, comparable to in Indonesia.