archivetech policy

California has a history of taking the lead on tech regulation, from privacy protections to environmental mandates. But the state’s recent maneuver in the artificial intelligence space isn’t so much a clenched fist as an apparent throw-in-the-towel, providing Big Tech with at least a measure of leverage it has been...

California’s state Senate has passed a wide-reaching artificial intelligence safety bill, SB 53, on the same day it cleared its last policy committee hearing before a full Assembly vote and sent it to Governor Gavin Newsom for his signature—setting up what could prove to be a high-stakes fight over how...

In a decision that reignites a simmering debate over Big Tech’s obligations in the era of artificial intelligence, Meta has now formally declined to sign Europe’s code of practice connected to the looming AI Act. The move comes just weeks before the European Union’s historic restrictions on general-purpose AI (GPAI)...