The Battle Over AI Safety Rules in California

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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A proposed bill making its way through California’s state legislature would impose safety standards on artificial-intelligence makers. Some in the industry are working to stop the bill. WSJ reporter Preetika Rana joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss their concerns and why the bill could have implications beyond the Golden State. Plus, little has changed about Lenovo’s ThinkPad laptop. And that’s the secret to its success. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.1	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:20.3	It's Monday, August 12th.
0:22.2	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:25.0	Few things that were popular in the 90s remain in demand today.
0:30.0	Lenova's ThinkPad is one of them.
0:32.0	We'll tell you the secret to the laptop's dominance
0:34.9	among businesses. And then, some artificial intelligence makers say they want safety regulations.
0:42.0	Just got the rules California is considering.
0:44.6	We'll tell you about the bill making its way through California's state legislature and
0:49.4	why some startups and tech giants say it could chill innovation for the young technology.
0:59.0	But first, the ThinkPad brand of personal Computer hit the market in 1992.
1:05.0	It was originally created by IBM and then acquired by Lenovo in 2005,
1:10.0	along with IBM's PC division.
1:12.0	Apart from that, it's gotten thinner and less. 5 along with IBM's PC division.
1:12.8	Apart from that, it's gotten thinner and lighter, but little else has changed.
1:17.6	And that's kind of the secret to its success.
1:20.1	Here to tell us more about that is our CIO journal reporter Isabel Busquet.
1:24.4	So for folks who aren't familiar with Lenova's Thinkpad, can you tell us a bit about it?
1:29.0	Lenova's Thinkpad is the most popular iconic dominant figure in the enterprise laptop space.
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