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. [Link: Illinois Legislature passes historic AI bill that would require third-party safety audits | https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/illinois-legislature-passes-historic-ai-bill-rcna347191 | NBC News]

The measure, SB 315, goes beyond legislation from California and New York regulating America’s largest AI companies. It still needs the governor’s signature.

The bill requires companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google to have third parties confirm they’re following safety standards. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’ll sign.