California SB 1047 — Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act
Summary
California SB 1047 (Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act) was vetoed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 but remains influential as a policy template. The bill would have required developers of frontier AI models (training compute exceeding 10^26 FLOPs or costing over $100 million) to implement safety protocols including kill switches, pre-deployment safety testing, third-party red-teaming, and hazard assessments for catastrophic risks. Developers would have needed to publish transparency reports and maintain incident reporting mechanisms. The bill proposed creating a Frontier Model Division within the California Government Operations Agency. While vetoed, its concepts continue to influence AI safety proposals in California (SB 53, AB 3211) and other states, and it demonstrated market demand for frontier AI governance frameworks.
Affected Requirements
Nexara AI Analysis
Narrative
California SB 1047 was vetoed by Governor Newsom in September 2024 and therefore does not constitute binding AI regulation or impose any compliance obligations on AI system developers or deployers. While the bill's concepts may influence future legislative proposals, a vetoed bill has no regulatory force and creates no legal requirements that would impact the compliance posture of the identified AI systems.
AI-Specific Regulation
No — this is a general regulation that may affect AI indirectly
Recommended Actions
Severity Assessment
Not applicable — not AI regulation
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