A new bill in California, SB 7, proposed by State Senator Jerry McNerney, seeks to limit and regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) decision making in hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions. Also known as the “No Robo Bosses Act,” SB 7 applies a broad definition of “automated decision system,” or “ADS,” as: any computational process derived from machine learning, statistical modeling, data analytics, or artificial intelligence that issues simplified output, including a score, classification, or recommendation, that is used to assist or replace human discretionary decision making and materially impacts natural persons. An automated decision system does not include a spam email filter, firewall, antivirus, software, identity and access management tools, calculator, database, dataset, or other compilation of data.

Specifically, SB 7 would:

1. Require employers to provide a plain-language, standalone notice to employees, contractors, and applicants that the employer is using ADS in employment-related decisions at least 30 days before the introduction of the ADS (or by February 1, 2026, if the ADS is already in use).
2. Require employers to maintain a list of all ADS in use and include that list in the notice to employees, contractors, and applicants.
3. Prohibit employers from relying primarily on ADS for hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination decisions.
4. Prohibit employers from using ADS that prevents compliance with or violates the law or...

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