California enacts AI safety law targeting tech giants | International

SAN FRANCISCO, United States, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world's largest artificial intelligence companies to publicly disclose their safety protocols and report critical incidents, state lawmakers announced Monday. Senate Bill 53 marks California's most significant move yet to regulate Silicon Valley's rapidly advancing AI industry while also maintaining its position as a global tech hub. "With a technology as transformative as AI, we have a responsibility to support that innovation while putting in place commonsense guardrails," State Senator Scott Wiener, the bill's sponsor, said in a statement. The new law represents a successful second attempt by Wiener to establish AI safety regulations after Newsom vetoed his previous bill,...