Posted May 28, 2026 at 8:51 PM UTCLExternal LinkIllinois is close to enacting an AI safety law with broader mandates than other states’.Governor JB Pritzker says he plans to sign a bill passed Wednesday by the state legislature, which would require independent audits and whistleblower protections at AI companies. Those features go beyond recently passed AI safety laws in New York and California, according to NBC News, while also including similar protections.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Lauren Feiner