California's proposed SB-1047 bill aims to regulate the development of advanced artificial intelligence by restricting the creation of such technologies to a small group of companies, which will be rigidly controlled and overseen by a special government agency. The bill also seeks to destroy open source AI and impose unresolvable liability on AI model developers. Critics argue that the bill needs significant changes to be acceptable to founders, startups, and academia. They suggest targeting AI misuses rather than models, focusing on AI security before safety, and accelerating open source AI to maintain competitiveness. Governor Gavin Newsom expressed concerns that over-regulation could drive AI entrepreneurs out of California and put the state in a perilous position. A new amendment to SB-1047, introduced by Senator Scott Wiener, will ensure that the regulation only applies to models with over $100 million invested, exempting smaller startups. Additionally, there are concerns about strict liability under existing tort law for AI developers.