As Gov. Gavin Newsom eyes a potential run for the White House, he faces a political challenge on the homefront. Roughly 30 AI-related bills are moving through the state Legislature in the last weeks of this legislative session, and it’s estimated a dozen or so will land on Newsom’s desk.
Does he veto all or most of them to mollify Silicon Valley donors? Or does he defy President Donald Trump’s industry-friendly light touch and model a tougher state stance on regulation?
At an Aug. 7 event announcing AI training partnerships with Adobe, Google, IBM and Microsoft, Newsom told reporters he is trying to establish a middle ground that provides guardrails for public safety without squelching innovation: “We’ve led in AI innovation, and we’ve led in AI regulation, but we’re trying to find a balance.”
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