{"id":89751,"topic":"ai","source":"CBS News","title":"Illinois Governor JB Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation - CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-governor-pritzker-ai-cabinet-regulation/","url_hash":"c1588e8ab5e815516bd2151f3dd2af380f243c51","author":"","summary":"<a href=\"https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxOYlZaTjBUUHY5Z3hjQVpkOFp3dHl5ZHU0ZjlJM2hOWXN0Y0V2Z2ZPbjZvYk8zb0tXNjdiUExHOXhySUpmeDNTdjhUcE5UZjZuY2R1YjBVc0pxSGo5VUd1UWZ5SDcwclZSbVRIZEtfZGlvR1E0TFA3YldzZl9RVmJCbm1ta3dHOGtQQWZXVnVXYw?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois Governor JB Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">CBS News</font>","content":"Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.\nPritzker signed an executive order on Tuesday to establish an AI Cabinet made up of experts and representatives from several state agencies. The unpaid group, which will formulate policy proposals through 2027, will analyze and assess \"the various risks posed by AI to the safety of Illinois residents and the critical infrastructure residents rely on.\"\nIt's the latest move by Illinois to tackle state-focused AI regulation as the federal government continues to take a hands-off approach, even as industry insiders sound the alarm on the technology's capabilities.\nA former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher alleged in an explosive social media post earlier this month that AI companies are building a tool that could become \"out of control\" and pose a threat to human existence by 2030.\n\"Artificial Intelligence has enormous potential to transform our everyday lives, but when experts and industry leaders sound the alarm bell, urge us to slow down, and ask for guardrails, we should listen,\" Pritzker said in a statement.\nThe cabinet will formulate policies and procedures to protect Illinois residents and public assets like water systems, education and information systems from threats posed by AI. 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It will also look into addressing strain on the energy grid from data centers, evaluating how state procurement and contracting practices can incorporate AI safety and accountability measures, and assessing if existing legal options are good enough to hold AI companies that cause harm accountable.\nLegislative action\nIllinois lawmakers have already taken steps to regulate AI.\nPritzker signed Senate Bill 315 in July, also known as the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, which increases transparency and accountability requirements for the largest artificial intelligence models — those that generate more than $500 million in annual revenue and are trained using massive computing power. It establishes new reporting standards for the possibility that the AI model could be used for large-scale harm, such as by helping create a chemical, biological or nuclear weapon or committing cyber-attacks.\nIt also made Illinois the first state to require annual audits of AI. 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