{"id":73563,"date":"2025-06-17T09:47:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:47:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73563"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T16:47:36","slug":"as-trump-moves-to-decimate-state-ai-laws-governor-newsom-taps-the-nations-top-experts-for-groundbreaking-ai-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=73563","title":{"rendered":"As Trump moves to decimate state AI laws, Governor Newsom taps the nation\u2019s top experts for groundbreaking AI report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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What you need to know:<\/strong>\u00a0Against the backdrop of President Trump\u2019s massive and costly bill gutting laws protecting against AI-generated child pornography, scams, and other criminal activity, Governor Newsom is continuing his leadership by releasing a groundbreaking new report from leading experts and academics to help guide the responsible, safe, and ethical development and deployment of AI in California and beyond.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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SAN FRANCISCO\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Today, Governor Newsom advanced California\u2019s ongoing leadership in the responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence with the release of a\u00a0new report from world-leading AI academics and experts<\/a>. The group, which was convened at the request of the Governor last September, today released its final report,\u00a0The California Report on Frontier AI Policy<\/a>. This landmark report will help pave the way for the responsible, ethical, and safe use of AI for the benefit of all Californians by offering a policy framework for workable guardrails based on an empirical, science-based analysis of the technology\u2019s capabilities and risks. The announcement comes as President Trump pushes his massive spending bill, which includes a 10-year moratorium on state laws protecting against the misuse of AI, including California\u2019s laws that ban AI-generated child pornography, deepfake porn, and robocall scams against the elderly.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cCalifornia is the home of innovation and technology that is driving the nation\u2019s economic growth \u2014 including the emerging AI industry. As Donald Trump chooses to take our nation back to the past by dismantling laws protecting public safety, California will continue to lead the way with smart and effective policymaking. I thank the experts and academics who responded to my call for this important report to help ensure that, as we move forward to help nurture AI technology, we do so with the safety of Californians at the top of mind.\u201d<\/h4>\n

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Governor\u00a0Gavin Newsom<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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AI is already\u00a0changing the world<\/a>, and California will play a pivotal role in defining that future. As the fourth-largest economy in the world and the birthplace of the tech industry, California continues to dominate this sector as the leader in AI. The state is home to\u00a032 of the 50 top AI companies<\/a>\u00a0worldwide. In addition to championing safe, responsible, and ethical development and use of this emerging industry, California is harnessing its potential to increase government efficiency and support state operations.\n<\/p>\n

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Studying AI\u2019s risk and opportunities\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Today\u2019s report is a result of the Governor\u2019s convening of leading\u00a0experts<\/a>\u00a0on artificial intelligence and policy to help California develop workable guardrails for deploying generative AI (GenAI), focusing on developing an empirical, science-based trajectory analysis of frontier models and their capabilities and attendant risks. Authors include the\u00a0 \u201cgodmother of AI,\u201d Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and Founding Co-Director of Stanford\u2019s Human-Centered AI Institute;\u00a0 Mariano-Florentino \u201cTino\u201d Cu\u00e9llar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Social and Ethical Implications of Computing Research; and Dr. Jennifer Tour Chayes, Dean of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society at UC Berkeley.<\/p>\n

The report includes recommendations on ensuring evidence-based policymaking, balancing the need for transparency with considerations such as security risks, and determining the appropriate level of regulation in this fast-evolving field.<\/p>\n

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Public engagement<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The report incorporated robust public participation in the drafting process. The final report incorporates public feedback submitted following the\u00a0draft<\/a>\u00a0released in March 2025, and provides a framework that can help California policymakers, as well as policymakers across the country, provide guardrails on the frontier of AI development.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s AI global leadership\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

California has launched efforts to help the state take advantage of this emerging technology, while also creating responsible policy guardrails to protect Californians, including businesses and workers.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Governor Newsom signed an\u00a0executive order<\/a>\u00a0laying out California\u2019s measured approach to state GenAI procurement. That EO has shaped the future of ethical, transparent, and trustworthy GenAI deployment, all while California remains the world\u2019s GenAI leader. Within state government, projects are already underway to utilize GenAI to\u00a0r<\/a>educe highway congestion, improve roadway safety, and enhance customer service in a state call center<\/a>.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

First of-its-kind effort with NVIDIA<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In August 2024, the state partnered with NVIDIA to launch a\u00a0first-of-its-kind AI collaboration<\/a>. The initiative, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA founder & CEO Jensen Huang, aims to train students, educators and workers; support job creation and promote innovation; and use AI to solve challenges that can improve the lives of Californians.<\/p>\n

Staying ahead of threats\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Last year, Governor Newsom also signed a series of bills to\u00a0crack down on sexually explicit deepfakes and require AI watermarking<\/a>,\u00a0ban<\/a>\u00a0AI-generated child pornography<\/a>, protect consumers by preventing<\/a>\u00a0scams from AI-generated robocalls<\/a>, protect performers\u2019 digital likenesses<\/a>, and\u00a0combat deepfake election content<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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