California Moves To Limit State Government Use Of Generative Intelligence and AI

In a sweeping executive order, California Governor Gavin Newsom limited the use of artificial and generative intelligence by the California state government according to reporting in aibusiness.com.

Citing widespread concerns over safety and consistency with code and regulation in decision making, Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-12-23 the Governor acknowledged the tremendous potential for the negative issues that the technology could create in the decision chain of policies, regulatory, and taxation decisions.

As generative intelligence continues to develop and enter the market place, the Association of Western Employers will keep track, report and analyze developments.