Gavin Newsom

Proposals under consideration include requiring independent third parties to be embedded in frontier AI companies to verify safety frameworks and independently assess safety evaluations, as well as requiring companies to develop an emergency shutoff,...

BREAKING: I just signed the strongest kid safety laws for AI chatbots and social media in America. California is banning addictive social media features for kids, cracking down on dangerous AI chatbots, and strengthening privacy protections for ALL k...

[W]e must think bigger. This moment demands that we reimagine the entire system — how we work, how we govern, how we prepare people for the future — and that work is starting right here in the Golden State. Today is just the first step as we rewrite ...

We’ve got to be clear-eyed about this moment: AI is moving fast, bringing enormous opportunity, but also real risks. Californians deserve a seat at the table as we shape what’s to come. Engaged California is making sure people aren’t just spectators,...

California’s always been the birthplace of innovation. But we also understand the flip side: in the wrong hands, innovation can be misused in ways that put people at risk. California leads in AI, and we’re going to use every tool we have to ensure co...

This bill would prohibit making a companion chatbot available to users under 18 years of age, unless the chatbot is not foreseeably capable of certain actions. [...] While I strongly support the author’s goal of establishing necessary safeguards fo...