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California vetoes frontier AI safety bill SB 1047

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047, preventing proposed safety protocols, shutdown capability, incident reporting, and liability duties for developers of the largest frontier AI models from becoming law.

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CURRENT ASSESSMENT · REVISION 1
TOWARD DOOM49confidence 99/100

Why it moved the index

The veto removed a near-term path to binding frontier-model safety obligations in the leading US AI jurisdiction. The score reflects foregone governance rather than an immediate capability change, and the governor simultaneously announced narrower safety initiatives.

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Assessment history

  1. R1
    Toward 49 · confidence 99

    New September 2024 frontier-governance event with official primary confirmation and no durable collision.

    12 Aug 2026
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