SR 52 New Jersey Senate · 2026-2027 Regular Session

Urges generative artificial intelligence companies to make voluntary commitments regarding employee whistleblower protections.

This Senate resolution (SR 52) urges major generative AI companies (like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google) to voluntarily adopt specific protections for employees who report safety risks. It requests companies commit to: not retaliating against employees for raising concerns, creating anonymous channels for reporting to boards/regulators, and providing legal/technical safe harbor to protect researchers testing AI systems for flaws without fear of account bans or lawsuits. The resolution does not create new laws but asks companies to adopt these practices to improve accountability, as current whistleblower protections are inadequate for AI safety concerns. It directly affects AI companies and their employees who might disclose risk-related information.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 13, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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