OpenAI withdraws support for Illinois AI liability provision
OpenAI has withdrawn its support for the liability safe harbor in Illinois Senate Bill 3444 after prior endorsement. The company now backs alternative legislation SB 315 that requires third-party auditing of AI systems. OpenAI calls for strengthened auditing frameworks, including expanded roles for the Center for AI Standards and Innovation to set standards for frontier AI risks in coordination with national security agencies, plus government procurement and insurance requirements to scale independent evaluation capacity.
@ShakeelHashim We did say that last one in industrial policy for the intelligence age before
Shakeel@ShakeelHashim🚨Scoop: OpenAI has changed its tune on the controversial Illinois bill SB 3444. "We want to be very clear: we do not support the liability safe harbor included in SB 3444," OpenAI's Caitlin Niedermeyer said in written testimony to the Illinois Senate this week shared with @ReadTransformer. As @ZeffMax reported last month, OpenAI faced heavy criticism for supporting the bill, which would have given AI companies a liability shield in exchange for light transparency measures. @CharlieBull0ck called it a contender for “worst state AI bill of all time.” In addition to disavowing the controversial SB 3444 clause, this week OpenAI endorsed another bill in Illinois, SB 315, saying that it supports its third-party auditing provisions. It also said that "the CAISI – in partnership with national security agencies – is well positioned to develop auditing standards," which I don't think it's said before.