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Azure Gilman, Brit Morse

How California is trying to regulate AI in the workplace through a ‘No Robo Bosses’ bill

Robot assistant and young businessman working at a computer (Credit: Valerii Apetroaiei/Getty Images)

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Congress has been kicking around the idea of a 10-year AI legislation moratorium for a while now, and almost included it in the Senate’s version of President Trump’s “big beautiful bill” tax and spending bill. But while that remains an idea on the national level, states are already making their own moves to write laws about AI in the workplace. 

Colorado was the first state to pass legislation around AI at work, focused on algorithmic fairness, annual impact assessments, and worker rights. And California joined the fray earlier this year when State Sen. Jerry McNerny introduced the “No Robo Bosses” Act. 

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