AI bill survey in California

Should we be surprised that the California Legislature has 55 AI bills?  Governor Newsom isn’t keen on over regulating AI. In his words:  “If we over-regulate, if we overindulge, if we chase the shiny object, we could put ourselves in a perilous position.” Legislation that continues to move concerns: deep fakes, data transparency AB 2013 , election security, creating the California Artificial Intelligence Research Hub SB 893 and AB 1856 from Assemblymember Tri Ta, R-Westminster that creates criminal charges for  knowingly distributed pornographic deepfake videos or photos of someone without that person’s consent. 

Government Technology | Flurry of California Legislation Takes Aim at AI Misuse