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Mary Edly-Allen

Illinois State Senator (D-Libertyville); lead sponsor of SB 315, a frontier AI safety and transparency bill requiring independent third-party audits of major AI developers

This bipartisan law is about putting responsible safeguards in place before a preventable catastrophe occurs. Illinois has an opportunity to lead the nation by setting clear expectations for transparency, accountability and public safety. While artificial intelligence holds extraordinary promises from curing disease to transforming scientific research, we have a responsibility to confront the catastrophic risks associated with the systems.

AI Verified (Jul 6, 2026)

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Gov. Pritzker Signs Nation-Leading Artificial Intelligence Safety Law

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote argues Illinois should lead by setting expectations for transparency, accountability, and public safety, directly supporting state authority to set stricter AI safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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Mandate 72-hour reporting of critical AI safety incidents to a national authority

Additionally, frontier developers would be required to report critical safety incidents to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the Attorney General within 72 hours, or within 24 hours if the incident poses an imminent risk of d...

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Grant whistleblower protections to AI safety researchers

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly and is like the ‘Wild Wild West’ with little to no guardrails in place. This bill balances the great promise of AI with its possible peril.

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AI labs should conduct risk assessments before high-stakes internal deployment of frontier models

A large frontier developer shall write, implement, comply with, and clearly and conspicuously publish on its website a frontier AI framework that applies to the large frontier developer's frontier models and describes how the large frontier developer...

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