We support Illinois SB 315, which builds on California’s and New York’s landmark AI safety and transparency laws by establishing strong protections to safeguard kids, users, and communities. While we do support SB 315’s third-party audit provisions in principle, we have potential concerns about the implications of how the bill addresses them. We believe third-party audits of frontier models will be important, if implemented properly and professionally, but if not, they carry the risk of becoming politicized or ineffective due to being run through bureaucracies that don’t have sufficient AI expertise. We worry that if many states include such provisions, then AI models will be subject to many disparate and overlapping audits, similar to how money transmitter licensing requires audits from 53 jurisdictions. Furthermore, we think it’s important that states remain harmonized rather than having an arms race of escalating provisions. We won’t weigh in on every piece of AI legislation, but wanted to do so here in order to better communicate the nuances of our AI position. We continue to believe a comprehensive federal framework for frontier AI oversight will be critical so there is one set of rules that provides safety, oversight, and protection for innovation, but that harmonized state legislation (as we’re seeing in California, New York, and now Illinois) is helping shape an emerging national model for AI governance. We appreciate the strong partnership and collaboration among all stakeholders on these issues during the final weeks of session.

Appreciate the feedback! These are parody meme accounts run by an outside vendor, and they are easily linked to Build American AI. They are not a core part of our strategy. Here’s what we believe in: x.com/LeadingFutureAI/status…

Add this evidence from @apolloglobal's Torsten Slok to the growing pile pushing back on the concept of of AI-related job losses. apollo.com/wealth/the-daily-…

So many years of "the AI bubble is about to burst," and the only thing that's burst is the track record of the people predicting doom. The cranes will keep going up, the jobs will keep being created, and rural America will keep getting more opportunity thanks to AI growth.

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The paradox facing AI policymakers: The economic sky has not fallen AND people feel like it has or that it will soon. The answer is to not panic but to plan. Via dynamic legislation--i.e. laws triggered if economic disruption does occur--people can sleep easier at night knowing that lawmakers will not be caught flatfooted while they're struggling to pay bills. Via @techreview (h/t @InnovateEconomy).

Data centers are not evil. They are job providers, service providers, and power the very technology that makes reading posts like this possible. National nonprofits funded by big-money groups are doing America a disservice by pushing misinformation about them. wsj.com/opinion/the-panic-in…

Our polling shows that Americans want a national AI framework that protects children, national security interests, and content creators. @NathanLeamerDC

The men and women who build our infrastructure should be applauded, not belittled. Their jobs are not temporary, and AI is bringing opportunity home for them. @NathanLeamerDC @MTSlive

Live now on @MTSlive: @NathanLeamerDC discussing data centers and AI policy with @theojaffee @sandylikesfrogs.