Gov. JB Pritzker (D-Ill) said that the state is taking a proactive approach to AI oversight by requiring major developers to meet new safety and transparency standards while criticizing federal leaders for failing to enact similar regulations.
Illinois AI Safety Law
On Tuesday, Pritzker highlighted Illinois’ new AI safety legislation in a post on X, saying the state is acting before the technology reaches a dangerous tipping point.
“As AI becomes more powerful and influential, companies and the government have a responsibility to anticipate, manage, and transparently communicate the risks,” Pritzker wrote.
He added, “Illinois is proactively embedding safety and accountability at the frontier, not at its tipping point.”
