Newsom Sticks It to Trump, Signs ‘No Robo Bosses Act’ and Several Other AI Bills

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed several AI-related laws, including a ban on AI-only firing decisions. The move follows a recent White House event where AI executives discussed safety agreements with Donald Trump.
One day after Trump hosted AI executives at the White House, all of whom he said made a “morally binding” agreement on AI safety, Newsom signed a slate of California AI laws, including a first-in-the-nation ban on AI-only firing decisions.
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