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California Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to reporters in the spin room following the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on September 27, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Newsom vetoes AI safety bill aimed at companion chatbots

California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tightly restricted minors’ access to companion chatbots.
Gavin Newsom
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks onstage during the NYT Climate Forward 2025 at The Times Center on September 24, 2025 in New York City. (Yana Paskova / Getty Images for NYT)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs landmark AI bill

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 53, a law designed to bring greater oversight to many of the world's leading AI developers.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom stands with actor Danny Trejo, left, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland at a press conference at Raleigh Studios unveiling a vast expansion of California’s Film and Television Credit Program on October 27, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

Advocacy groups urge Newsom to sign California’s AI bill

Advocacy groups sent a letter to Gov. Newsom urging him to sign an AI bill that would put tighter requirements on private companies developing the technology.
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