California SB 53 and Frontier AI Transparency Quiz

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1. What training compute threshold defines a frontier model under SB 53?
   • More than 10^22 operations
   • More than 10^24 operations
   • More than 10^26 operations
   • More than 10^30 operations
2. What annual revenue makes a frontier developer a large frontier developer?
   • More than $500 million
   • More than $50 million
   • More than $5 billion
   • More than $100 million
3. What is the standard deadline for reporting a critical safety incident to the state?
   • 24 hours
   • 72 hours
   • 90 days
   • 15 days
4. How quickly must an incident be reported if it poses an imminent risk of death or serious injury?
   • Within 7 days
   • Within 24 hours
   • Within 1 hour
   • Within 15 days
5. Which of these does SB 53 NOT require?
   • Publishing transparency reports for new frontier models
   • Protecting whistleblowers from retaliation
   • A built-in kill switch or state pre-approval before release
   • Reporting critical safety incidents
6. Which state body receives critical safety incident reports under SB 53?
   • The Office of Emergency Services
   • The California Privacy Protection Agency
   • The Department of Motor Vehicles
   • The California Public Utilities Commission
7. Under SB 53, a catastrophic risk involves potential harm at what scale in a single incident?
   • More than 5 deaths or $10 million in damage
   • Any injury to a California resident
   • More than 1,000 deaths only
   • More than 50 deaths or serious injuries, or more than $1 billion in damage
8. Who enforces SB 53, and what is the maximum civil penalty per violation?
   • Private plaintiffs, $5,000
   • The Attorney General, up to $1 million
   • The Governor's office, $100,000
   • The federal FTC, $10 million