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Senate bill would require AI risk frameworks and incident reporting to attorney general
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Sponsors said the bill sets up transparency and reporting for large AI developers, requiring risk frameworks and safety-incident reporting to the attorney general and enabling civil penalties for rule breakers.
Sen. Feingold and other sponsors said the economic development bill includes an AI transparency and safety framework intended to reduce catastrophic risk while preserving innovation. The provision would require large AI developers to provide risk frameworks, report the emergence of new models and safety incidents to the attorney general, and maintain summaries of potential catastrophic risk.
"AI developers must report safety incidents to the attorney general, and the AG can bring civil penalties against rule breakers," Feingold said on the floor. Sponsors described the framework as balancing innovation and public safety; senators noted recent high-profile AI incidents and urged guardrails that are both adaptable and enforceable. Details on thresholds, enforcement mechanics and affected entities were discussed but not finalized on the floor during this session.
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