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California Tests Whether AI Can Cross Professional Licensing Lines

California Tests Whether AI Can Cross Professional Licensing Lines
California Tests Whether AI Can Cross Professional Licensing Lines
September 15, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

California’s top consumer regulator is signaling a potentially far-reaching approach to policing artificial intelligence: If state law requires a human to hold a license to...

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California Starts Regulating the People Who Audit AI
California Starts Regulating the People Who Audit AI
September 11, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

California has moved beyond requiring companies to examine the risks of artificial intelligence and has begun regulating the people hired to perform those examinations. Get...

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California Moves Into Federal Consumer Protection Void Under Chopra
California Moves Into Federal Consumer Protection Void Under Chopra
August 28, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

California is positioning itself to fill the regulatory space left by Washington’s retreat from consumer financial oversight, with former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit...

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California Gives Ex-CFPB Chief Chopra Broad Consumer Enforcement Role
California Gives Ex-CFPB Chief Chopra Broad Consumer Enforcement Role
August 03, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

California is launching a new cabinet-level agency that state officials say will consolidate consumer protection and business oversight of practices that increase costs for consumers...

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California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
California to Consider Temporary Ban on Toys Equipped With AI-Powered Chatbots
January 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

California State Sen. Steve Padilla (D-San Diego) introduced a bill Monday (Jan. 5) that would prohibit the manufacture and sale of toys that include an...

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California Tops States for AI and Social Platforms Accountability Rules
California Tops States for AI and Social Platforms Accountability Rules
October 23, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

California has passed a series of artificial intelligence and social-media bills establishing the nation’s most extensive state-level safeguards for minors and requiring AI developers to...

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California Eyes Regulating AI Models
California Eyes Regulating AI Models
September 25, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

California may soon lead the nation in regulating powerful AI models. The Legislature passed SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, which would...

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California Law Will Require AI Developers to Disclose Training Data
California Law Will Require AI Developers to Disclose Training Data
September 24, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Starting Jan. 1, California will require developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) models to publicly disclose what data they use to train their systems. Get...

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