California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General on States should retain the right to set s…

California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General

California state justice department

A federal regulatory framework for frontier AI [...] must include: [...] Explicit preservation of state authority to enact and enforce more protective state laws applicable to AI and providing state officials with full authority to enforce any new federal statutes.

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California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, “Attorney General Bonta: Congress Must Act Urgently to Protect Against Catastrophic AI Threats,” September 24, 2026. The department’s official release says a federal frontier-AI framework must preserve state authority to enact and enforce more protective AI laws and to enforce federal statutes.

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States should retain the right to set stricter AI safety standards than the federal government

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AI Verified The quote expressly preserves states’ authority to enact and enforce more protective AI laws despite federal legislation; this covers retaining stricter state AI safety standards. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Recorded answer “for” matches the quote’s explicit preservation of states’ authority to enact and enforce more protective AI laws. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official California DOJ release dated September 24, 2026 contains the exact framework language; it is an official statement of the California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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