As home to 70% of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, California is positioned at the forefront of innovation. With that position comes a responsibility to take the lead on sensible AI regulation. Moving forward, California must continue to lead on AI advancements, but we should also follow the example set by the European Union, which recently passed the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI law. On Tuesday, however, President Donald Trump rescinded President Joe Biden’s AI Executive Order, which aimed to reduce risks to consumers, workers and national security posed by AI technology. Now, with a divided Congress, little can be expected of Washington on this front in the foreseeable future. Working cooperatively with the European Union, California must step up to set a model that will guide international technology conglomerates and protect consumers.

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