As Attention on AI Increases, California Ramps Up Oversight

California policymakers are taking a crack this year at regulating the use of artificial intelligence given its growing prominence in everyday life, from teenagers using chatbots to help with homework to employers filtering prospective job seekers.

Advocates for greater AI safeguards in the Golden State say they believe they have momentum given the increased public attention with ChatGPT and other new technologies, as the effort follows on the heels of President Joe Biden’s call for more scrutiny of the industry.

“California usually moves faster than the federal government, but aside from the (California Privacy Rights Act), on AI, it has ...