The state extended its current personal privacy law to include the neural data increasingly coveted by technology companies.
On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed a new law that aims to protect people’s brain data from being potentially misused by neurotechnology companies.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed multiple bills regarding artificial intelligence including a transparency bill introduced by California State Sen. Josh Becker. Sen. Becker joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to break down his new bill. Watch here.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed a package of housing bills aimed at fast-tracking construction, addressing homelessness and holding cities accountable to the state’s housing laws.
The legislation strengthens reporting requirements on cities’ progress in permitting housing, toughens penalties for localities that resist new development and requires cities and counties to take into account the needs of their lowest-income and homeless residents when they develop long-range housing plans.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom won’t be the next president of the United States.
But the bills piled on his desk in Sacramento could help determine the fate of human civilization. No big deal.
Lawmakers passed bold legislation focused on climate change, energy, water and human health that could set a precedent for other states, and the world — depending on whether Newsom signs or vetoes them.
(CalMatters) - California legislators just sent Gov. Gavin Newsom more than a dozen bills regulating artificial intelligence, testing for threats to critical infrastructure, curbing the use of algorithms on children, limiting the use of deepfakes, and more.