Illinois Drops the Hammer on AI Companies

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, imposing strict regulations on major AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, including mandatory third-party safety audits starting in 2028. The law requires public safety disclosures, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections, aligning with but extending beyond existing state laws. OpenAI and Anthropic supported the bill, which aims to create a consistent regulatory framework amid the absence of a U.S.