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California enacts independent AI assessment and auditor standards

California enacted Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill 1405, establishing a framework for independent organizations to assess AI systems and models for compliance with state law and creating a registry with independence, transparency, and accountability standards for AI auditors.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
AWAY FROM DOOM34confidence 94/100

Why it moved the index

The signed laws create enforceable infrastructure for independent AI assessment and accountable auditing, reducing reliance on developer self-evaluation and strengthening public oversight. Their practical effect depends on implementation and the scope of future assessments, so this is meaningful but limited governance evidence rather than proof that frontier-model risks are controlled.

Assessment history

  1. R1
    Away 34 · confidence 94

    Adds California's completed enactment of independent AI assessment and auditor-accountability standards from a dated primary government source.

    12 Sept 2026

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  1. DoomBench assesses “California enacts independent AI assessment and auditor standards” as evidence moving away from doom, with magnitude 34 and confidence 94 out of 100 in the governance and control category.

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