California: As Trump moves to decimate state AI laws, Governor Newsom taps the nation’s top experts for groundbreaking AI report
The Californer/10317109

Trending...
News

Jun 17, 2025

As Trump moves to decimate state AI laws, Governor Newsom taps the nation's top experts for groundbreaking AI report

What you need to know: Against the backdrop of President Trump's massive and costly bill gutting laws protecting against AI-generated child pornography, scams, and other criminal activity, Governor Newsom is continuing his leadership by releasing a groundbreaking new report from leading experts and academics to help guide the responsible, safe, and ethical development and deployment of AI in California and beyond.

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Governor Newsom advanced California's ongoing leadership in the responsible development and deployment of artificial intelligence with the release of a new report from world-leading AI academics and experts. The group, which was convened at the request of the Governor last September, today released its final report, The California Report on Frontier AI Policy. This landmark report will help pave the way for the responsible, ethical, and safe use of AI for the benefit of all Californians by offering a policy framework for workable guardrails based on an empirical, science-based analysis of the technology's capabilities and risks. The announcement comes as President Trump pushes his massive spending bill, which includes a 10-year moratorium on state laws protecting against the misuse of AI, including California's laws that ban AI-generated child pornography, deepfake porn, and robocall scams against the elderly.

"California is the home of innovation and technology that is driving the nation's economic growth — including the emerging AI industry. As Donald Trump chooses to take our nation back to the past by dismantling laws protecting public safety, California will continue to lead the way with smart and effective policymaking. I thank the experts and academics who responded to my call for this important report to help ensure that, as we move forward to help nurture AI technology, we do so with the safety of Californians at the top of mind."

Governor Gavin Newsom

AI is already changing the world, and California will play a pivotal role in defining that future. As the fourth-largest economy in the world and the birthplace of the tech industry, California continues to dominate this sector as the leader in AI. The state is home to 32 of the 50 top AI companies worldwide. In addition to championing safe, responsible, and ethical development and use of this emerging industry, California is harnessing its potential to increase government efficiency and support state operations.

Studying AI's risk and opportunities

Today's report is a result of the Governor's convening of leading experts on artificial intelligence and policy to help California develop workable guardrails for deploying generative AI (GenAI), focusing on developing an empirical, science-based trajectory analysis of frontier models and their capabilities and attendant risks. Authors include the  "godmother of AI," Dr. Fei-Fei Li, Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University and Founding Co-Director of Stanford's Human-Centered AI Institute;  Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuéllar, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Social and Ethical Implications of Computing Research; and Dr. Jennifer Tour Chayes, Dean of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society at UC Berkeley.

More on The Californer
The report includes recommendations on ensuring evidence-based policymaking, balancing the need for transparency with considerations such as security risks, and determining the appropriate level of regulation in this fast-evolving field.

Public engagement

The report incorporated robust public participation in the drafting process. The final report incorporates public feedback submitted following the draft released in March 2025, and provides a framework that can help California policymakers, as well as policymakers across the country, provide guardrails on the frontier of AI development

California's AI global leadership

California has launched efforts to help the state take advantage of this emerging technology, while also creating responsible policy guardrails to protect Californians, including businesses and workers

In 2023, Governor Newsom signed an executive order laying out California's measured approach to state GenAI procurement. That EO has shaped the future of ethical, transparent, and trustworthy GenAI deployment, all while California remains the world's GenAI leader. Within state government, projects are already underway to utilize GenAI to reduce highway congestion, improve roadway safety, and enhance customer service in a state call center.

First of-its-kind effort with NVIDIA

In August 2024, the state partnered with NVIDIA to launch a first-of-its-kind AI collaboration. The initiative, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom and NVIDIA founder & CEO Jensen Huang, aims to train students, educators and workers; support job creation and promote innovation; and use AI to solve challenges that can improve the lives of Californians.

Staying ahead of threats

Last year, Governor Newsom also signed a series of bills to crack down on sexually explicit deepfakes and require AI watermarking, ban AI-generated child pornography, protect consumers by preventing scams from AI-generated robocalls, protect performers' digital likenesses, and combat deepfake election content.

More on The Californer
Press releases, Recent news (https://www.gov.ca.gov/category/recent-news/)

Recent news

Military Leaders to Trump: End LA's occupation. We aren't a domestic police force (https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.ca.gov%2F2025%2F06%2F17%2Fas-trump-moves-to-decimate-state-ai-laws-governor-newsom-taps-the-nations-top-experts-for-groundbreaking-ai-report%2F&linkname=As%20Trump%20moves%20to%20decimate%20state%20AI%20laws%2C%20Governor%20Newsom%20taps%20the%20nation%E2%80%99s%20top%20experts%20for%20groundbreaking%20AI%20report%20%7C%20Governor%20of%20California)

Jun 17, 2025

News What you need to know: As Governor Newsom's motion to block the Trump Administration's illegal militarization of downtown Los Angeles heads to the Ninth Circuit, former military leaders agree – Trump's takeover poses grave risk to both servicemembers and...

ICYMI: Trump is gutting police and public safety funding in California (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/13/icymi-trump-is-gutting-police-and-public-safety-funding-in-california/)

Jun 13, 2025

News What you need to know: Donald Trump is raiding public safety funds to bankroll his militarized birthday party this Saturday, while stripping local police departments, first responders, and communities across the country of the tools they need to keep Americans...

Here's how Trump's illegal military deployment weakens firefighting resources – already strained by his dangerous U.S. Forest Service cuts (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/06/13/heres-how-trumps-illegal-military-deployment-weakens-firefighting-resources-already-strained-by-his-dangerous-u-s-forest-service-cuts/)

Jun 13, 2025

News What you need to know: President Trump's illegal military deployment impacts firefighting resources already seeing cuts by the U.S. Forest Service. SACRAMENTO – With the risk of catastrophic wildfire on the rise as peak fire season sets in across California, the...

Filed Under: Government, State
Show All News | Report Violation

0 Comments

Latest on The Californer