https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/08/27/controversial-ai-regulation-bill-finds-unlikely-ally-in-elon-musk/

With a make-or-break deadline just days away, a polarizing bill to regulate the fast-growing artificial intelligence industry from progressive state Sen. Scott Wiener has gained support from an unlikely source.

Elon Musk, the Donald Trump-supporting, often regulation-averse Tesla CEO and X owner, this week said he thinks “California should probably pass” the proposal, which would regulate the development and deployment of advanced AI models, specifically large-scale AI products costing at least $100 million to build.