California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a landmark artificial intelligence bill that was designed to have first-in-the-nation safety regulations against AI misuse. The big picture: The backers of the bill that would've required AI developers to comply with certain rules before developing models had argued it would provide AI safety with workable provisions at a time when Congress has stalled on the matter and the EU has taken a lead

The bill would have set a defacto national standard for AI safety testing and launched an intense lobbying campaign by the tech industry against it.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two proposals to crack down on harmful sexual imagery of children created by artificial intelligence tools.