California’s new AI safety law shows regulation and innovation don’t have to clash

October 5, 2025 Rebecca Bellan

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“Are bills like SB 53 the thing that will stop us from beating China? No,” said Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at youth-led advocacy group Encode AI. “I think it is just genuinely intellectually dishonest to say that that is the thing that will stop us in the race.”

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