Dean W. Ball(@deanwball):I am pleased and proud to see OpenAI endorse several California laws currently on Gov. Newsom's desk, two of which are close to my heart: One would authorize independent verification organizations (IVOs) for assessing AI risks, and the other would create the first legislative requirement for screening synthetic nucleic acids. The latter is not an AI policy directly, but is going to be a key part of maintaining societal resilience as AI systems do for biological risks what they have already done for cyber.

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Dean W. Ball@deanwball

2026.09.09 23:17

I am pleased and proud to see OpenAI endorse several California laws currently on Gov. Newsom's desk, two of which are close to my heart: One would authorize independent verification organizations (IVOs) for assessing AI risks, and the other would create the first legislative requirement for screening synthetic nucleic acids. The latter is not an AI policy directly, but is going to be a key part of maintaining societal resilience as AI systems do for biological risks what they have already done for cyber.