California’s New Law On AI Companions Gets Underway To Protect Users From Mental Ruin By Pushy LLMs

California passed a law in 2025 that starts in 2026 and is now active. It regulates AI companions. What does it cover? Is it ...
Times of San Diego

California’s AI law is setting the tone for Democratic party policy — and Gavin Newsom’s future

The artificial intelligence law that Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed last week could set a precedent for what Democrat-led AI regulation looks like nationwide. The first-of-its-kind law directs ...
Forbes

California’s First Step Toward Artificial Integrity: SB 243 Moves To Protect Human Agency From AI

California’s Senate Bill 243 (SB 243) is the nation’s first law to specifically and explicitly mandate concrete steps for cognitive sovereignty in AI chatbots effectively pioneering a legal framework ...
BGR

What Happened In California This October Will Forever Change The Way We Work With AI

On one hand, it makes sense for companies to use AI to scan through hundreds or thousands of resumes to find candidates (though it is ironic given Anthropic advises potential candidates not to use AI ...
The Desert Sun

Newsom launches AI council as Trump pushes federal rules on new tech

Gov. Gavin Newsom is positioning California as the nation’s counterweight to Washington’s sweeping federal AI mandate, announcing a new California Innovation Council to guide state agencies on ...