California lawmaker introduces "No Robo Bosses Act" to regulate AI in the workplace
A Northern California lawmaker has introduced a proposal seeking to regulate artificial intelligence used to manage employees in the workplace, including a ban on using software to hire and fire employees without human oversight.
New battle lines for California’s AI safety offensive
Our daily newsletter will explain how the Golden State is defining technology policy and politics within its borders and beyond.
Did AI really defend the KKK at the end of my column? Let’s discuss
Soon, the headlines started: It only took a day for L.A. Times’ new AI tool to sympathize with the KKK. L.A. Times pulls new AI tool off article after it defends the KKK. The L.A. Times’ new AI tool sympathized with the KKK.
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Where is AI taking us: The path to Eden, or the road to Armageddon?
AI elicits strong feelings — from those who believe it will save humankind to those certain it will destroy us.
The author of SB 1047 introduces a new AI bill in California
The author of California's SB 1047, the nation's most controversial AI safety bill of 2024, is back with a new AI bill that could shake up Silicon Valley.
Inside Jerry McNerney’s new AI strategy
McNerney’s maiden bill on the technology since his election last November, SB 7, seeks to crack down on AI in the workplace by prohibiting employers from using automated decision-making tools to make hiring, promotion, disciplinary and firing decisions without human oversight.
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California’s AI Revolution: Proposed CPPA Regulations Target Automated Decision Making
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency” or the “CPPA”) Board met to discuss and commence formal rulemaking on several regulatory subjects, including California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) updates (“CCPA Updates”) and Automated Decisionmaking Technology (ADMT).
Here's the pitch deck Deepnight used to raise $5.5 million in funding to make military night vision goggles cheaper with AI
Y Combinator startup Deepnight is looking to disrupt the field of military night vision with AI.
California lawmaker relaunches AI safety bill after national Big Tech pushback
State Sen. Scott Wiener had previously won support from Elon Musk but faced a fierce pushback from fellow Democrats and the AI industry over his prior attempt.
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California Introduces Another AI Anti-Discrimination Bill: What Employers Need to Know
A newly proposed California bill seeks to regulate artificial intelligence decision-making tools in employment and other key areas – but will
'An Extremely Close Call': California Federal Judge Denies Elon Musk's Request to Block OpenAI's Microsoft Partnership
A California federal judge on Tuesday rejected Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk's bid to block OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft, but said she could expedite a trial to address the "core claims" of Musk's ongoing litigation against OpenAI.