Whistleblower advocates push for federal action in wake of ‘weak’ California AI law

The enactment of a new “transparency” law in California makes advancing the bipartisan AI Whistleblower Protection Act through Congress more important than ever, according to advocates for policies that would prohibit AI companies from retaliating against employees who report concerns about their development of the technology.

“There's a draft bill that Senator Grassley has tabled. It's important. It needs to move forward urgently, if for no other reason than to signal at the federal level that we think people speaking...