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Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday aimed at protecting California workers from the threats of artificial intelligence, including potential job losses and workplace surveillance.
Key facts
- Former Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, who, like Newsom, hails from the San Francisco Bay Area, has also said she’s considering running for the job in 2028
- There will not be a free and fair election in 2028 unless we take back the House of Representatives,” he said Wednesday
- Newsom’s remarks came hours before a gubernatorial debate between Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton
- The Democratic governor also signed an executive order to require state agencies to continue to refer to the technology as “artificial intelligence” instead of the term “super intelligence” as Donald
Summary
The laws ban employers from using the technology to predict a worker’s emotional state by using their biometric data, require employers to send written notices to workers if AI is responsible for mass layoffs and ban employers from relying on AI to decide to fire someone. The Democratic governor also signed an executive order to require state agencies to continue to refer to the technology as “artificial intelligence” instead of the term “super intelligence” as Donald Trump recently ordered US diplomats to use. “AI should expand opportunity, not come at the expense of workers and families,” Newsom said in a statement. He sharply criticized Trump at an hour-long event with reporters Wednesday for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulations at a time when industry leaders are warning about the technology’s risks.