Our California thought leaders have pulled together their top predictions for the new year so that employers can get a running start to 2025.
California Will Retake the Lead on Regulating AI in the Workplace and Beyond
While a California bill (AB 2930) aimed specifically at the use of artificial intelligence in employment did not make the cut in 2024, it will certainly be back this year. The lawmaker who introduced the groundbreaking legislation – which would have required employers to provide notification (and perhaps an accommodation) to workers when AI is used in certain critical ways during hiring or employment – told Bloomberg (this Bloomberg article is behind a paywall) that she plans to reintroduce the bill in 2025.
Another California bill (SB 1047), which came tantalizingly close last year to becoming law, would have required developers of high-risk AI models to conduct safety tests and implement shutdown mechanisms to prevent critical harms. While Governor Newsom vetoed the bill in September, he said in a veto message that safety protocols must be adopted, and that he was committed to finding “the appropriate path forward, including legislation and regulation.”
Either by legislation or regulation, California will join and likely surpass other jurisdictions that have recently enacted their own requirements in the absence of comprehensive federal regulation.
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