When OpenAI's ChatGPT-3 was released to the public in late 2022, it started a firestorm of interest in all things artificial intelligence (AI). Although companies had been developing the technology for years -- Alphabet acquired the pioneering AI start-up DeepMind in 2014 -- ChatGPT and modern generative AI felt like a quantum leap forward.

When California lawmakers return to Sacramento in the coming months, they should leave SB 1047 on the cutting room floor and instead pursue targeted policies that are rooted in reality.

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