Illinois passes strongest US AI safety bill requiring third-party audits
illinois lawmakers passed sb 315 requiring frontier ai labs like openai and anthropic to undergo third-party safety audits.
the illinois house passed sb 315, requiring companies like openai, anthropic, and google deepmind to have independent auditors verify their adherence to self-imposed safety standards. this addresses the current lack of external oversight where ai labs effectively grade their own homework. governor jb pritzer signaled he will sign the bill, which has received endorsements from openai and anthropic but faced opposition from tech trade groups. the legislation establishes a new compliance burden for ai companies, utilizing firms like deloitte or specialized ai evaluators to ensure transparency and accountability before federal legislation arrives.