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Proposed law to control powerful AI models will destroy California’s nascent industry
If passed into law, it will kill innovation, concentrate power in the hands of tech giants, and cost California thousands of jobs.
By subjecting AI code to prior restraint and post-hoc penalties, this bill shreds critical Constitutional safeguards and sets a dangerous precedent for government censorship of creative expression. By fixating on nebulous “hazardous capabilities” while ignoring concrete abuses, the bill reveals its sponsors’ true priority: expanding government control over a vibrant and strategically vital industry. Oracle, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Tesla, Dropbox, and Palantir Technologies have all moved their headquarters out of state, driven away by the hostile business climate created by excessive regulation and taxation.
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