California governor rejects controversial AI safety bill By Reuters

(Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a hotly contested artificial intelligence safety bill after the tech industry raised objections, saying it could drive AI companies out of the state and stifle innovation.

Newsom said he asked leading experts in generative AI to help California “develop viable guardrails” that focus “on developing an empirical, science-based analysis of the trajectory.” He also ordered state agencies to expand their risk assessment of potential catastrophic events related to the use of AI.