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Committee advances bill to register third‑party AI auditors after split testimony
Summary
A Senate subcommittee voted to move AB 1405, which would create a state registry and basic standards for third‑party AI auditors, after supporters said the measure would bring transparency and opponents warned it is premature and lacks objective standards.
AB 1405, authored in the Assembly and presented in the hearing as a Bauer Kehan measure, would require AI auditors who assess systems under state law to enroll with the Government Operations Agency and to meet transparency and basic ethical requirements before conducting assessments.
The bill’s sponsor argued the measure does not mandate audits of AI systems but instead creates accountability for auditors. Rob Ellerveld, CEO and co‑founder of the Transparency Coalition, told the panel that “businesses…
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