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California governor blocks landmark AI safety bill

The legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on artificial intelligence in the US.

The governor of California Gavin Newsom has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. Senator Scott Wiener, who authored the bill, said the veto allows companies to continue developing an "extremely powerful technology" without any government oversight. In his statement, Mr Newsom said the bill "does not take into account whether an Al system is deployed in high-risk environments, involves critical decision-making or the use of sensitive data."

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