Gavin Newsom

2 entries between October 2019 and September 2024.

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  1. Newsom vetoes California’s SB 1047 frontier AI bill

    Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 1047 on 29 September 2024, a bill requiring developers of large AI models to run safety tests and build in a shutdown capability, which had passed the Assembly 48-16 and the Senate 30-9 in August. He asked experts to help draft guardrails instead.

  2. California bans deceptive deepfakes near elections

    Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 730 on 3 October 2019, barring distribution of materially deceptive audio or video of a candidate within 60 days of an election where a reasonable viewer would be misled, unless the media is clearly labeled as manipulated.