California Gov. Newsom vetoes AI safety bill that divided Silicon Valley

FILE — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed SB1046, a hotly contested measure that would have been the nation’s strictest AI safety law. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Rich Pedroncelli/AP/FR171957 AP

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Sunday vetoed a bill that would have enacted the nation’s most far-reaching regulations on the booming artificial intelligence industry.

California legislators overwhelmingly passed the bill, called SB 1047, which was seen as a potential blueprint for national AI legislation.

The measure would have made tech companies legally liable for harms caused by AI models. In addition, the bill would have required tech

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