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TYLER PASCIAK LARIVIERE/SUN-TIMES\u003Cbr>Deep Tunnel, city’s system of tunnelsand reservoirs to handle floodwaters, nearly full for first time in its history PAGE 7 |  |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>GETTY IMAGES | U.S. TEAM’S WORLDCUP RUN ENDS WITH 4-1 LOSS TO BELGIUM\u003Cbr>IN SPORTS |\n\n2 | Tuesday, July 7,[2026 | The Hardest-Working Paper in America | suntimes.com](2026 | The Hardest-Working Paper in America | suntimes.com)  \n TOP NEWS  \nPRITZKER SEEKS TO REIN IN‘TECH BROS’WITH AI LEGISLATION  \nIllinois’ requirement for third-party annual audits of developers like OpenAI and Anthropic is first of its kind in the nation  \nBY MITCHELL ARMENTROUT, STAFF REPORTER  \n[marmentrout@suntimes.com | @mitchtrout](marmentrout@suntimes.com | @mitchtrout)  \nArtificial intelligence companies will have to submit to third-party audits in Illinois and develop safety plans to avert potentially catastrophic effects of the burgeoning technology under AI regulations enacted Monday by Gov. JB Pritzker that mark the most stringent in the nation.  \nThe state’s new guardrails around AI megadevelopers such as OpenAI and Anthropic mirror similar ones institutedin New York and California but take a step further by requiring annual independent audits—all filling a void of regulation at the federal level, according to Pritzker.  \n“When managed properly, [AI] can foster tremendous growth, productivity and innovation across the economy and vastly improve our quality of life,” the governor said during a press conference athis West Loop office.“But with that transformative potential comes  \ncatastrophic risk, much of which isn’t fully understood yet.“Unfortunately, we’ve seen a glaring but not unsurprising lack of leadership and foresight from our own federal government anda mindless rush to riches among private-sector tech leaders,” said Pritzker, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump.  \nIllinois’ Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act, which sailed through the General Assembly with bipartisan support in May, requires“large frontier developers” —those generating at least $500 million in yearly revenue—to create, publish and adhere to safety plans to stave off dangerous uses of their rapidly advancing platforms.  \nThe companies are required to lay out how they’ll mitigate “catastrophic risk” resulting from AI, including anything that could “materially contribute to the death of, or serious injury to, more than 50 people,” by supplying “expert-level assistance in the creation or release of a chemical, biological, ra-  \nState Sen. 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