California AI order requires firms seeking state contracts to have safeguards against abuse
Source: Reuters
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Monday that requires firms seeking contracts with the state to provide safeguards against AI misuse, including the generation of illegal content, harmful bias and violations of civil rights.
To avoid misinformation, the order requires agencies to watermark images or videos that may be generated through AI as per the guidance issued by the state.
If the federal government labels a company as a supply chain risk, California will conduct its own assessment and may allow it to remain a contractor if it does not find it to be a risk.
This order comes after the Pentagon slapped a formal supply-chain risk designation on artificial intelligence lab Anthropic, barring government contractors from using the firm's technology in their work for the U.S. military.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/society-equity/california-ai-order-requires-firms-seeking-state-contracts-have-safeguards-2026-03-31/
Good! AI needs more regulation, of course, and I wish that everything generated with AI could be clearly and indelibly marked. But it's several steps in the right direction.