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California would become the fifth state to require public schools to restrict or ban student smartphone use on school grounds under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom has supported and is expected to sign.
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The policy change comes after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order mandating that school systems devise ways to create cellphone-free environments at school.
In the absence of federal action, the state that is home of Silicon Valley has previously led with first-of-its-kind regulations on net neutrality, data privacy and online safety for children.
California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their content, and in its place announced a new public-private partnership.
The state legislature last month approved new legislation that gives local police departments the option to target loud vehicle stereos, exhaust systems and the like with the automated listening devices.
This presidential election cycle is the first since generative AI — a form of artificial intelligence that can create new images, audio and video — became widely available for public use.
In a rare move, a group of Democratic members of Congress dipped their toes into state politics, urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto the marquee piece of artificial intelligence regulation in California.
The county’s commission will hold a public hearing on the proposed moratorium Sept. 12 — when it will also consider an application for a direct air carbon capture facility. Officials put a moratorium on direct air capture facilities in July.
One state lawmaker in Michigan is calling for heightened penalties for ransomware attacks that affect hospital systems after an attack last week impacted the McLaren hospital system.
The rise of artificial intelligence in the public sector has given birth to various programs designed to train officials about the details of the tech. The latest example focuses on county officials.
The much-anticipated decision marks a significant victory for federal regulators trying to rein in the power of Big Tech and could send shock waves through the tech world.
A bipartisan bill being led by state representatives from Iowa and Massachusetts will attempt to crack down on the growing threats and distribution of sexually explicit “deepfakes” on digital platforms.
Similar to cities and states, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration recommended governments be open toward artificial intelligence — but called for risk monitoring in larger AI models.
Supporters say the ban would be the first to target software that allegedly played an outsized role in increasing the cost of housing — not just in San Francisco but across the country.
Two bills making their way through the state Legislature take aim at AI-generated audio or visual material, and “materially deceptive content” related to elections.
The Alabama Blockchain Study Commission, created by legislative resolution in May, met for the first time Tuesday. State lawmakers, and public- and private-sector representatives chose its leaders.
