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California SB-1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act
Deadline-ready summary derived from the Policy Window catalog. Every claim cites a primary source. As of 2026-07-06.
Key finding
Editorial summary pending editorial backfill (on the roadmap; see /wiki/roadmap). For now, see the full article lead paragraph.
Pull quote (operative text)
Verbatim pull quote pending editorial backfill (on the roadmap; see /wiki/roadmap) (Coverage Games provision-anchor pass). Use the primary source URL in the infobox of the full article to pull a verbatim excerpt under the article's reporting deadline.
Topics this instrument addresses
- governsFoundation Models / GPAI— Cal. SB-1047 §22602 — 'covered model' = trained with >10^26 operations AND >$100M cost (or fine-tuning >$10M); vetoed 29 Sep 2024
- governsCompute-Threshold Reporting— Cal. SB-1047 §22603(b) — annual reporting of training compute + safety determination
- governsCatastrophic & Existential Risk— Cal. SB-1047 §22602 — defines 'critical harm' including mass casualties, $500M+ damage
- governsOpen-Weight Frontier Release— Vetoed bill — would have required covered models (incl. open-weight releases) to adopt a safety & security protocol + self-certified compliance, with independent third-party audits from 2026 (Anthropic + Meta objected on different grounds)
- implicitTransparency Obligations— Required safety determinations are public; full safety case is to regulator only
Cite this briefing
MLA (9th edition)
Policy Window. "California SB-1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act." Policy Window AI Governance Catalog, 2026-07-06, https://policywindow.org/wiki/ca-sb-1047?asOf=2026-07-06.
AP (current style — newsroom-grade)
Policy Window AI Governance Catalog, "California SB-1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act," accessed 2026-07-06, https://policywindow.org/wiki/ca-sb-1047?asOf=2026-07-06.
Chicago (17th edition, notes-bibliography)
Policy Window, "California SB-1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act," Policy Window AI Governance Catalog, accessed 2026-07-06, https://policywindow.org/wiki/ca-sb-1047?asOf=2026-07-06.
APA (7th edition, author-date)
Policy Window. (2026). California SB-1047: Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier AI Models Act [Snapshot 2026-07-06]. Policy Window AI Governance Catalog. https://policywindow.org/wiki/ca-sb-1047?asOf=2026-07-06
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