California governor facing balancing act as AI bills head to his desk
By Amy Miller ( September 13, 2025, 00:43 GMT | Comment) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a balancing act as more than a dozen bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence tools in a wide range of settings head to his desk for approval. He could approve bills to push back on the Trump administration’s industry-friendly avoidance of AI regulation and make California a model for other states — or he could nix bills to please wealthy Silicon Valley companies and their lobbyists.California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a balancing act as more than a dozen bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence tools in a wide range of settings head to his desk for approval....
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