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Democratic member of the California State Assembly who authors technology, privacy and child safety legislation.
Gavin Newsom signed a package Thursday that also bars addictive feeds for anyone under 16 and requires AI chatbot operators to assess risk before rollout. Meta says the feed rule hurts what it offers teens.
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California's under-16 feed ban starts on January 1, 2027, and the cheapest way to comply is an age signal built from a birth date the user typed at device setup. The EFF expects platforms to verify every adult instead.
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California now holds chatbot companies liable for failing to take reasonable measures against harmful outputs. OpenAI, Google, Meta and Amazon all sat in the negotiations that wrote the standard.
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Adam's Law makes age-bracket signals, pre-release risk assessments and crisis routing conditions of shipping a companion chatbot to children in California. A second bill takes personalized feeds away from under-16 users.
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Two now-signed California laws build a registry and a qualifications framework for AI auditors ahead of a 2029 deadline. The audit itself stays voluntary, and what it measures is left to whichever firm sells it.
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Newsom signed AB 1405 on September 9, giving California's Government Operations Agency until 2029 to publish a registry of AI auditors, complete with registration numbers, annual fees and independence rules for anyone selling a covered audit.
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Newsom signed two bills on September 9 creating independent verification organizations for AI systems and a state registry of auditors with standards for their independence. Vendors now have a defined party to satisfy.
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