Governor Newsom signs first-in-the-nation AI safeguards to protect ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AI safeguards, including AB 1405, according to an announcement from the governor's office. The announcement states that AB 1405 establishes a mechanism for credible third-party auditing of AI technologies. The announcement's title also states that Newsom called on the federal government to do its part.

The announcement also references a 2024 package of AI legislation. According to the excerpt, that package addressed deepfakes, AI watermarking, children and workers. The excerpt does not describe the individual provisions of that 2024 legislation beyond those subjects, and it does not state which bills made up the package. The announcement does not state a timeline for the auditing mechanism or identify when it would take effect. AB 1405 is presented in the announcement alongside that earlier legislation.

AB 1405 concerns third-party auditing of AI technologies; the excerpt does not name the auditors, the standards they would apply, the body that would accredit them, or any enforcement or penalty provisions. The announcement's headline frames the signing as first-in-the-nation and pairs the safeguards with the call for federal action. The governor's office is the source of the announcement. No figures, dates, or named auditing organisations appear in the excerpt provided.