California Governor Vetoes AI Safety Bill

A California bill seeks to regulate the development of AI models, though critics say the measure can threaten innovation in the nascent field (Credit: AFP)

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models following pushback from tech giants and critics who argued the law went too far.

The bill had faced a barrage of critics, including members of US Congress from Newsom's Democratic party, who argued that threats of punitive measures against developers in a nascent field would throttle innovation.