Newsom signs major AI-safety and child-protection package
SB 813 and AB 1405 established independent AI-verification and auditor frameworks. SB 1119, SB 867, AB 1709, and AB 2 added protections concerning child-facing chatbots, AI-enabled toys, and social-media platforms.
California begins public testing of AskCA
The administration introduced AskCA, an AI-powered tool intended to help residents find state services through life-event questions. It was reported as a state initiative, not a regulation or enforcement action.
Employment and courts
SB 947 and SB 951 reached the Governor and remained unsigned at the September 13 cutoff. No qualifying new published California appellate or Ninth Circuit AI opinion met the edition’s verification and materiality standard.
Historical-status notice. This record describes developments as reviewed for September 7–13. Consult the latest edition and current primary authorities for subsequent action.
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