By Emma Whitford ( May 28, 2026, 17:02 GMT | Insight) -- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he will sign an artificial intelligence safety bill that goes further than comparable laws in New York and California, with the endorsement of major industry players OpenAI and Anthropic. The bill, which passed the Illinois House on Wednesday, requires third-party safety audits of frontier models, among other measures. The Illinois legislature has passed an artificial intelligence safety bill that goes further than comparable laws in New York and California, with the endorsement of major industry players OpenAI and Anthropic. The bill, now headed to the desk of Gov. JB Pritzker, requires third-party safety audits of frontier models, among other measures....
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