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Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill that aims to mitigate risks

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The law builds on legislation passed in California and New York to create a state-driven national standard.

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  1. Illinois' new AI safety law is the strongest in the nation, advocate says

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  2. Newest

    Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill that aims to mitigate risks

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  1. Just the News

    Illinois Gov Pritzker signs controversial AI regulation critics say harms innovation (opens Just the News)

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    Critics argue the law is what leading AI companies want, and it presents new barriers to entry for startups.

  2. NBC Chicago

    New Illinois law aims to prevent AI catastrophes before they happen (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Amid concerns that artificial intelligence could be used in harmful ways, Illinois has enacted a new law requiring large AI companies to establish safety standards and be more transparent. On Monday, Gov.

  3. WGN Chicago

    Gov. Pritzker puts signature on Senate Bill 315, one of toughest AI laws in country (opens WGN Chicago)

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    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday morning signed Senate Bill 315, which is called the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act and targets the most powerful AI companies in the country.

  4. MyStateline

    Illinois sets national standard for AI regulation with new law (opens MyStateline)

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    Illinois has passed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, which sets comprehensive requirements for developers of large-scale AI tools, including disclosure of safety practices, reporting of major incidents, and independent third-party safety audits.

  5. River Bender

    Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Artificial Intelligence Safety Law (opens River Bender)

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    CHICAGO — Today, Governor JB Pritzker signed SB 315, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Measures Act, a landmark legislation establishing the nation's strongest framework for AI safety, transparency, and accountability.

  6. WQAD

    Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill that aims to mitigate risks (opens WQAD)

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    The law builds on legislation passed in California and New York to create a state-driven national standard.

  7. Sun Times

    Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois AI regulations into law, aiming to rein in 'the tech bros' (opens Sun Times)

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    Artificial intelligence companies will have to submit to third-party audits in Illinois and develop safety plans to avert potentially catastrophic effects of the burgeoning technology under AI regulations enacted Monday by Gov. JB Pritzker that mark the most stringent in the nation.

  8. WCIA Champaign

    Pritzker signs landmark AI regulation bill into law (opens WCIA Champaign)

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    ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- Some of the toughest AI regulations are now law in Illinois. Illinois lawmakers said it was a waiting game with D.C., and they had to take actions to keep communities safe from the "catastrophic risks" the industry could pose.

  9. NBC Chicago

    Illinois' new AI safety law is the strongest in the nation, advocate says (opens NBC Chicago)

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    As concerns rise about the potential misuse of artificial intelligence, Illinois has passed what an executive of one AI advocacy group called “the strongest AI safety law in the country.” Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, which includes provisions sim…

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