California Weighs AI Innovation Against Regulation
• California already has extensive AI regulations at the state level, including laws on bias disclosure, inventory requirements, and consumer data privacy.
• Federal agencies like the FTC and DOJ are also actively regulating AI under existing authorities, recently banning Rite Aid's use of facial recognition.
• Despite existing state and federal AI regulations, CA lawmakers continue proposing new restrictions, risking the state's lead in AI development.
• Some groups openly aim to slow down AI progress altogether, not just regulate it, co-sponsoring bills with overly precautionary requirements.
• Imposing excessive regulations on CA's AI industry could sabotage its competitiveness, destroying the US's edge in global AI development.