Featured Interviews
Exclusive conversations with key figures from all sides of the AI safety debate
Scott Wiener
Member of the California State Senate, SB-1047 sponsor
Driving force behind California's first major AI safety legislation
"Congress has not passed major tech regulation in more than a quarter century. And so in the absence of congressional action, California has a responsibility to lead."
Dan Hendrycks
Director, Center for AI Safety
Leading researcher in AI safety and alignment focused on mitigating catastrophic risks from advanced AI systems
"I don't think regulations should be written in blood. In the aviation industry, they started taking safety seriously only after many people kept dying. We want to be proactive rather than reactive with AI safety."
Garrison Lovely
Freelance Journalist, NY Times and TIME contributor
Covered the bill extensively during its legislative journey
"There was a lot of narrative on the internet that this was a bill that nobody wanted [...] And that just did not really capture the real situation."
Sunny Gandhi
VP of Political Affairs, Encode Justice, bill co-sponsor
Youth advocate working on technology policy and digital rights who mobilized grassroots support for the bill
"The lobbying machine that tech has created in DC has always been regarded as one of the most successful in history because it has gotten government to do absolutely nothing."
Zvi Mowshowitz
Founder and CEO, Balsa Research, writer of "Don't Worry About The Vase"
Technology commentator focused on AI existential risk and prediction markets
"When SB 1047 was vetoed, I saw a lot of people gloating online about how they had won and how this was a great day. And I told them, remember this day, for you will rue it."
Dean Ball
Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, and writer of "Hyperdimensional"
Policy researcher examining regulation's impact on innovation and technological progress in creative fields
"Almost no human creation worth its salt was made from pure thought."
