Super Intelligence definition proposal due (60 days) · Nov 28, 2026 · See what changes
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Requires developers of frontier models (trained with more than 10²⁶ computing operations) to publish a transparency report before deploying a frontier model, and large frontier developers (annual revenue above $500 million) to publish a documented frontier AI framework. Developers must report critical safety incidents to the Office of Emergency Services within 15 days of discovery, or 24 hours where there is imminent risk of death or serious injury, and the law protects employees and contractors who report catastrophic risks from retaliation. The Attorney General can seek civil penalties of up to $1 million per violation. Narrower in scope than the vetoed SB 1047.
The compute threshold (10²⁶) is extremely high. This law applies to frontier model developers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, not to companies building products on top of those models. If you use APIs from these providers, you are not directly subject to SB 53. The law does create indirect accountability: the largest AI vendors must publish safety frameworks and transparency reports and report critical incidents, which improves transparency into the models you rely on.
Attorney General civil actions, up to $1 million per violation