To force companies to be more transparent about rapid developments, Illinois would likely rely on “the Big Four accounting and auditing firms—Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC—to audit their safety practices,” Wisor said. The required independent audits will likely frustrate Trump, who has tried and failed to stop states from implementing AI safety laws as Congress stalls on passing any legislation. For Trump, the priority has been to promote AI industry interests, but he began considering expanding federal government safety testing after Anthropic’s Mythos was released and the AI firm limited acces
Trump loses more control over AI regulation as Illinois passes landmark law… Previously, no independent body was required to keep an AI lab accountable to its own safety claims. “We're in a situation where the AI companies grade their own homework,” says Scott Wisor, policy director at Secure AI Project, a nonprofit that supports SB 315. “Should SB 315 become law, Illinois … …
… For that reason, this may be one of the strongest signals yet about where AI in America is heading next. The AI safety debate just shifted again For the past two years, much of the AI conversation in Washington has revolved around safety. …
… After inside sources started leaking the details of Trump’s AI safety testing plans , critics warned that even the federal government may lack the necessary expertise to audit frontier AI models. …
… The EO’s goal, the NYT reported, was “for the government to identify any security vulnerabilities revealed by AI models and to patch problems in its systems to help protect banks, utilities, and other sensitive industries from cyberattacks.” Officially, Trump told reporters that he decided against … …
… Hedley says the number of safety incidents xAI has experienced and the regulatory attention they received is “far out of proportion to its market share.” As lawmakers grow increasingly alarmed by the cyber capabilities of advanced AI models like Anthropic’s Claude Mythos, new security regulations m… …
… In a formal submission to the UK's Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Mozilla pushed back against a recent consultation that considers age-gating the best VPN services to stop minors from bypassing age checks mandated by the Online Safety Act. …
… It incorporates a variety of safety features, including: Hardware fault detection Safe‑state monitoring In‑system test DRAM ECC Freedom from interference FFI Dedicated Functional Safety Island FSI , an independent, redundant safety processor that monitors and handles safety‑critical workloads, prov… …
… California’s Transparency in Frontier AI Act SB 53 has been put into action as a law that requires AI developers to be more transparent about how they’ve created their AI’s framework, makes it easier for developers and citizens to report safety errors and protects whistleblowers who disclose crucia… …
… The AI Systems Inspection Lab, announced at the CES trade show earlier this year, is the first worldwide program to be accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board for an inspection plan integrating functional safety, cybersecurity, AI safety and regulations into a unified safety framework. …
… One of the regulator's demands, made under the Online Safety Act , is for the platforms to implement protections against online grooming. …
