At a landmark gathering in Sacramento, workers discussed defenses against artificial intelligence and surveillance technology.
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Newsom vetoes California’s bold bid to regulate AI
The legislation would have required tech companies to test artificial intelligence for harm to society. It attracted opposition from numerous members of Congress and major AI companies including Google, Meta and OpenAI.
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California drivers can get mobile licenses on their iPhones — but they need physical ones too
California is the seventh U.S. state to adopt mobile driver’s licenses for iPhones, part of a growing push by businesses and governments to make digital IDs commonplace.
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More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
California schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for a crackdown.
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Why Silicon Valley is trying so hard to kill this AI bill in California
Senate Bill 1047, a sprawling piece of legislation introduced by San Francisco Democrat Scott Wiener in February, offers protection to whistleblowers and citizens. The coming weeks could decide its fate.
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California’s two biggest school districts botched AI deals. Here are lessons from their mistakes.
Educators can learn caution mistakes with artificial intelligence in Los Angeles and San Diego. But they also face pressure to adopt AI technology quickly.
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Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom’s bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state. The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors was among the bodies weighing in against AT&T’s application.
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Could AI reject your resumé? California tries to prevent a new kind of discrimination
State regulators have proposed rules on evaluating workers and job applicants using artificial intelligence. “This new technology can obscure responsibility and make it harder to discern who’s responsible when a person is subjected to discriminatory decision-making,” one analyst says.
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Millions of Californians weigh options after losing an affordable internet subsidy
A federal affordable internet subsidy is going away and 3 million Californians must decide whether to end access largely considered a human right.
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Who’s selling your digital data? California gives you tools to protect your online privacy
About 450 companies are on the data broker registry in California, and a law passed last year will make it easier to delete the data they collect about people.