“In particular, we recommend that California treat frontier model developers as compliant with state requirements when they have entered into a safety-oriented agreement with a relevant US federal agency, like CAISI, or when they’ve signed onto a parallel framework such as the EU’s AI Code of Practice (which we also signed).”
Wants fewer rulesUS · StateUS · FederalActive
Deem federal or EU-code compliance sufficient under state AI laws
Treat frontier developers as compliant with state requirements when they have a safety agreement with a federal agency (e.g. CAISI) or have signed a parallel framework such as the EU GPAI Code of Practice, harmonization as an alternative to duplicative state rules.
Where it stands
Proposed by OpenAI in an open letter to Gov. Newsom during SB 53 deliberations (Aug 2025). SB 53 was signed without a deemed-compliance provision; the mechanism resurfaces in federal-framework and preemption debates.
first seen 2025-08-12 · last seen 2025-09-29 · locus: developer
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The vehicles it rode
- 2025-08-12
OpenAI open letter asks California to treat CAISI agreements or EU Code signature as satisfying state requirements
- 2025-09-29
SB 53 signed without a deemed-compliance provision
CA SB 53
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