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.

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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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.

AI elicits strong feelings — from those who believe it will save humankind to those certain it will destroy us.

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).

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.

A newly proposed California bill seeks to regulate artificial intelligence decision-making tools in employment and other key areas – but will

But deepfaked revenge porn is a bipartisan issue. The Melania Trump-backed measure has the support of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and is sponsored by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.).

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.