CA gov signs executive order to prevent ‘mass casualty events and environmental emergencies’ by AI

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order on Wednesday laying out a plan to regulate the rapidly accelerating advancement of artificial intelligence, which scores of scientists and industry leaders have warned poses an imminent threat to human civilization. “This is a potentially transformative technology – comparable to the advent of the internet – and we’re only scratching the surface of understanding what GenAI is capable of,” Newsom said. “We recognize both the potential benefits and risks these tools enable. We’re neither frozen by the fears nor hypnotized by the upsi…

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