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AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed
A pair of artificial intelligence safety advocates say the federal government’s new chatbot legislation is a good first step. But Wyatt Tessari L’Allié — of Artificial Intelligence Governance and Safety Canada — says the digital safety bill’s effectiveness depends heavily on how the details are worked out. And B.C. computer science professor Kevin Leyton-Brown says [] The post AI safety advocates say bill a good ‘first step’ on regulation, but more needed appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
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ASCD SmartBrief
· Jul 9, 2026
4 states mandate AI policies, emphasize safety, ethics
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Fortune
· Jul 9, 2026
Microsoft’s Brad Smith on Washington’s AI policy: ‘Regulation without transparent or complete rules’
Microsoft President says companies need clear AI policy rules in order to plan
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 6, 2026
Illinois Draws The Line In The Sand: Tech Giants Face Historic Audits Under New Law
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed groundbreaking artificial intelligence safety legislation into law on Monday, positioning the state as the first in the nation to mandate independent, third-party audits of major AI systems. The Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, designated as Senate Bill 315, specifically targets “frontier” AI models. These represent massive, highly advanced platforms capable [] Illinois Draws The Line In The Sand: Tech Giants Face Historic Audits Under New Law
Wirepoints
· Jul 7, 2026
Illinois becomes first state to require third-party audit of AI models – The Hill
The bill mirrors similar legislation in California and New York but goes a step further by mandating frontier labs with more than 500 million in revenue to submit third-party audits of their safety plans every year. The third-party evaluations are intended to secure oversight of these AI firms “by qualified experts without financial conflicts of interest,” Gov. JB Pritzker said.
The Hill
· Jun 29, 2026
Poll finds bipartisan support for tighter AI regulation
There is bipartisan support for tighter regulation on AI, according to a new poll. In the Artificial Intelligence Policy Institute (AIPI) poll, 68 percent of respondents said they would be in favor of the government making “a formal review process for the most advanced AI models before they can be widely released.” Twenty percent of...
Washington Examiner
· Jul 6, 2026
Pritzker signs bill mandating third-party safety audits of AI models
Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) signed a first-in-the-nation bill on Monday to mandate third-party safety audits for large-scale artificial intelligence models run by top developers. The bipartisan legislation, known as the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, requires Anthropic and OpenAI, among other frontier AI firms that earn more than 500 million in revenue, to identify, disclose, []
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