Illinois is set to have a new law regulating artificial intelligence.
Legislation, Senate Bill 315 (SB 315), passed the state Senate on May 21 and the House on Wednesday (May 27), according to the Illinois General Assembly website.
Governor of Illinois JB Pritzker He said on Wednesday mail On X he will sign the bill into law.
“Illinois leads the nation in holding Big Tech accountable,” Pritzker said. “As AI systems impact people’s lives, we need safeguards in place. I look forward to signing SB 315 and working with the Legislature so that AI, when it is used, is used responsibly.”
The AI Safety Measures Act, SB 315, requires senior junior developers to create a frontier AI framework that addresses risk and governance; Requires transparency reports before publishing boundary models; Mandates annual third-party audits; Requires frontier developers to report serious safety incidents; It provides whistleblower protections and internal reporting processes for covered employees, according to the General Assembly website.
The bill’s lead sponsor in the Senate, Sen. Mary Edley Allenhe said on Wednesday press release The draft law aims to balance the promise of artificial intelligence with the potential harm caused by the technology.
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“This measure aims to put responsible safeguards in place before a preventable disaster occurs,” Edley Allen said. “Illinois has an opportunity to lead the nation by setting clear expectations regarding transparency, accountability and public safety. While artificial intelligence holds extraordinary promise from curing disease to transforming scientific research, we have a responsibility to address the catastrophic risks associated with the systems.”
OpenAI He said on Wednesday mail On the X she supported SB 315 and believes the bill takes a thoughtful approach to the issues it covers.
“As Illinois joins New York and California in passing borderline AI safety legislation, states are increasingly agreeing on a common approach,” the company said. “Together they are starting to create a truly national framework. We think this is positive.”
PYMNTS reported in September that California had become the first state in the U.S. to require developers of advanced AI systems to disclose how they manage catastrophic risks and that the move would help… Regulating artificial intelligence Gain momentum.
