California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash  | TechCrunch

California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash  | TechCrunch

SB 53, the AI safety and transparency bill that California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this week, is proof that state regulation doesn’t have to hinder AI progress.   So says Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI, on today’s episode of Equity.  “The reality is that policy makers themselves know that we have to do something, and…

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CHIPS Act funding could herald an era where the U.S. is not offering grants, but buying equity — Lutnick’s semiconductor strategy might not end with Intel

CHIPS Act funding could herald an era where the U.S. is not offering grants, but buying equity — Lutnick’s semiconductor strategy might not end with Intel

President Donald Trump was no fan of the CHIPS and Science Act. The U.S. President said in a March speech to Congress that he wanted to eliminate the subsidy: “Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars, and it doesn’t mean a thing.” The leader then proposed that…

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