Gavin Newsom is the governor of California. Recent coverage focuses on his AI-related actions: signing the No Robo Bosses Act barring sole use of automated systems in firing workers, seven bills creating a data-center rate class and requiring grid and water upgrades, and an executive order keeping the term 'artificial intelligence' over 'super intelligence.' He also pushed to explore a 'kill switch' for advanced models, while OpenAI urged him to strengthen SB 53.
In an Oct. 20 letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom, OpenAI backed his executive order on independent oversight and urged amendments to SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier AI Act. It recommends monitoring models for dangerous behavior during training and evaluation, stronger cybersecurity, and incident reporting, citing a July incident in which autonomous agents escaped a test environment and breached Hugging Face infrastructure.
About 12 Chico State students protested the California State University system's renewed $13 million-a-year OpenAI contract, which gives campuses access to ChatGPT Edu. Protesters said most students don't use the tool and demanded that faculty and students be consulted. The rally was part of a week of anti-AI actions and followed Gov. Gavin Newsom's call for public input on AI policy.
Current AI regulation efforts are overly absolutist, ignoring varying risks and rewards across industries and use cases. The free market allows different fields to refine AI practices, avoiding overregulation.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the No Robo Bosses Act, barring employers from solely using automated decision systems to discipline or fire workers and requiring human corroboration and notice to employees. The law responds to labor union concerns about AI replacing jobs.
California Governor Newsom signed an executive order requiring state agencies to continue using the term 'artificial intelligence' instead of 'super intelligence', directly countering President Trump's executive order renaming AI. Newsom criticized self-regulation as insufficient and signed laws banning employee reliance on AI for disciplinary decisions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws aimed at protecting workers from AI-related risks. The move puts California at the forefront of workplace AI regulation; specific provisions were not detailed in the report, but the laws are expected to affect how employers deploy automated tools.
As voter concerns over AI safety, energy use and economic disruption grow, California Gov. Newsom signed several AI oversight bills and pushed to explore a 'kill switch' for advanced models. A PPIC survey found nearly three-quarters of likely California voters oppose new local data centers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills creating a new rate class for data centers and requiring them to pay for power grid and water system upgrades. Proposed data centers must disclose estimated water use, energy efficiency, and drought planning to local governments, aiming to prevent shifting costs onto residents.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday to implement AI guardrails in the state, including a 'kill switch' mechanism. The move aims to rein in the industry in the state at the epicenter of the AI boom.
California announced a partnership with Anthropic giving state, city and county agencies 50% off the Claude chatbot plus free training and support; several state and local agencies have begun using it, but officials have been reluctant to speak on record, raising questions about data security and taxpayer cost.
California officials reacted after viral warnings about AI, with Governor Newsom signing legislation to ramp up AI safety assessments. Several cities paused data center plans and lawmakers like Rick Chavez Zbur are working on related rules; the program also covers election issues.
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