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California to impose new AI regulations in defiance of T-rump call
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/california-ai-regulations-trumpDemocratic governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that gives the state (132K PDF) four months to develop AI policies that prioritize public safety.
Companies hoping to sign contracts with the state of California will have to show they have policies to keep AI from distributing child sexual abuse material and violent pornography.
They will also show how their models avoid incorporating “harmful bias” and detail policies aimed at avoiding “unlawful discrimination, detention, and surveillance”. The order directs the state to come up with best practices for watermarking AI-generated or -manipulated images and videos.
“California’s always been the birthplace of innovation,” Newsom wrote in a statement. “But we also understand the flip side: in the wrong hands, innovation can be misused in ways that put people at risk.
Companies hoping to sign contracts with the state of California will have to show they have policies to keep AI from distributing child sexual abuse material and violent pornography.
They will also show how their models avoid incorporating “harmful bias” and detail policies aimed at avoiding “unlawful discrimination, detention, and surveillance”. The order directs the state to come up with best practices for watermarking AI-generated or -manipulated images and videos.
“California’s always been the birthplace of innovation,” Newsom wrote in a statement. “But we also understand the flip side: in the wrong hands, innovation can be misused in ways that put people at risk.