Join the SB 1047 coalition

SB 1047 has been approved by the California legislature. Now Governor Newsom needs to decide whether or not to sign it into law by Sept 30. If you want your voice to be heard, please consider the following actions:

• Tweet: Post a tweet beginning with “.@GavinNewsom” and explain why you want the governor to sign the bill. It can be as simple as this: 

  .@GavinNewsom We need you to lead on AI safety. Please sign SB 1047 into law in order to help keep us safe.

  Click here to open a draft of the tweet above.

• Call: You can call the governor’s office directly at 916-445-2841. Then press 1, then 6. Here’s something to consider saying:

  “My name is ___ from [your town], and I’m calling to urge Governor Newsom to sign SB 1047. AI safety is very important to me, and I think we should require the companies building the biggest AI models to test them for safety. AI has a ton of potential for good and for bad, and we can’t just trust the tech industry to regulate itself on this issue. Governor Newsom has led the nation on many other important issues, including climate change, marriage equality, and more. Now we need him to lead on AI safety. Please tell him that we need him to sign SB 1047 into law.”

• Petition: Sign a petition to Governor Newsom urging him to sign SB 1047. Click here to sign.

• Message: Send the governor a message through his website here. Under Topic, choose “An Active Bill.” Then select SB 1047. Click “leave a comment,” and then “next.” Select “Pro” as your stance and under “Message Subject,” replace “An Active Bill” with “Please Sign SB 1047.” Then leave a message. Be sure to mention where you live. Then provide your name and email address. Example message:

  “Dear Governor Newsom. My name is ___ from [your town], and I’m writing in support of SB 1047. AI safety is very important to me, and I think we should require the companies developing the biggest AI models to test them for safety. This is exactly how we regulate other industries where people’s safety is at risk. Why should powerful AI companies be any different? We can’t just trust the tech industry to regulate itself on this issue. As the global AI capital, California must lead on AI safety. We are counting on you to look out for us and sign SB 1047. You’ve led the nation on other important issues, including climate change, marriage equality, and more. Now we need you to lead on AI safety - please sign SB 1047 into law.”

• Letter: Write a letter addressed to Governor Newsom with the subject line “Requesting signature of SB 1047.” Save the letter as a PDF, and email it to Leg.Unit@gov.ca.gov. Please make sure that your letter mentions what town you live in. Your letter should also express why you believe SB 1047 is needed. You can talk about why California should lead on AI safety, why you believe risks are real, why you believe it makes sense to regulate frontier AI companies, why you think the duties in SB 1047 are reasonable, or anything else you feel is important to express. These letters are best if they are unique to each person, so we are not providing a template example.