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California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

California governor signs bills to protect children from AI deepfake nudes

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a pair of proposals Sunday aiming to help shield minors from...

California governor vetoes bill to create first-in-nation AI safety measures

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large...

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large...

California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges

California laws cracking down on election deepfakes by AI face legal challenges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on...

California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested

California law cracking down on election deepfakes by AI to be tested

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California now has some of the toughest laws in the United States to crack down on...

California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI

California governor signs laws to crack down on election deepfakes created by AI

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills Tuesday to crack down on the use of artificial...

California governor signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies

California governor signs a bill bringing back harsh penalties for smash-and-grab robberies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing...

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

California lawmakers approve legislation to ban deepfakes, protect workers and regulate AI

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California lawmakers approved a host of proposals this week aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry...

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

California advances landmark legislation to regulate large AI models

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California landmark legislation to establish first-in-the-nation safety measures for the largest artificial intelligence systems cleared...

California lawmaker switches party, criticizes Democratic leadership

California lawmaker switches party, criticizes Democratic leadership

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A moderate California Democratic state lawmaker announced Thursday that she is switching to the Republican Party...

Fight over retail theft is testing California Democrats' drive to avoid mass incarceration policies

Fight over retail theft is testing California Democrats' drive to avoid mass incarceration policies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state leaders reversed course on a plan to place a crime-focused...

Top California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on...

California floats an idea to fight shoplifting that may even affect who controls Congress

California floats an idea to fight shoplifting that may even affect who controls Congress

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- A California initiative to once again make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders is developing into...