Tech group urges Newsom to oppose AI bills, preserve California leadership

The Consumer Technology Association is urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to oppose five bills pending in the legislature to variously regulate artificial intelligence technologies, claiming Golden State and national leadership in the sector will be jeopardized if they become law.

“Enactment into law of any one of the AI bills highlighted in this letter will likely lower California’s ranking as a state friendly to innovation as we include new technologies like AI in future scorecards. Given that California is...