Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law three of the most important child protection laws before legislators in Sacramento this year. With the enactment of 10 related laws also signed today, California has set a strong new standard for the protection of children online.

The resignation letter of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon went viral this week, but it isn’t the first such missive we’ve seen. It’s one in a long line of warnings sent from the people who work within the world’s most powerful tech companies.

California has enacted legislation to create the nation’s first AI auditing framework. It’s a key component of AI safety and transparency.

AI chatbots are not subject to federal HIPAA laws that protect your personal medical information. What could go wrong? Plenty.

One day after OpenAI released its powerful Astra model, the authors of the most important frontier AI safety laws released an open letter sounding the alarm. Read the full letter here.

California lawmakers wrapped their 2026 session by passing 30 AI-related bills. Gov. Newsom now has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto.

Adam’s Law (SB 1119), named after the late Adam Raine, inset, would significantly strengthen safety protocols and pre-release testing of AI chatbots that interact with teens. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign it into law.

Seven in ten American teens use AI for their homework. Is that smart? Or is it undermining their learning and growth? We have resources to help parents, kids, and teachers decide.

Lawmakers passed bills to strengthen chatbot safety, ban companion chatbots in toys, require Cal State University instructors to be human, and prevent employers from collecting neural data from workers. We have a full rundown of which AI bills passed and which fell short.

Students who use ChatGPT finish their homework faster. But they miss the point of the assignment: Learning the material.

California lawmakers gave final approval to three AI-related bills this week, but there are 21 more awaiting floor votes with adjournment looming this coming Monday.

The parent company of instagram and Facebook agreed to pay a total of $12 billion to states whose kids were harmed by its addictive products. The company also agreed to shut down a number of harmful features on its products.

With one week until adjournment, California legislators are considering two dozen AI-related bills. We’ve got the details and latest updates on all 24 measures.

Final passage week is coming in California: Lawmakers are scheduled to adjourn sine die at the end of business on Monday, Aug. 31. We expect to see a flurry of final floor votes in the coming week, with 26 AI-related bills nearing the finish line.

An internal report obtained by Bloomberg revealed that TikTok used millions of its users as unwitting test subjects. One of those users, who was fed a constant stream of videos about suicide, depression, and self-harm, took his own life. He was 16.

OpenAI produced a splashy rollout of ‘ChatGPT For Teens’ yesterday, a product intended for kids age 13 to 17. The new chatbot includes a number of features required by recently enacted state chatbot safety laws. We have a complete guide.

All eyes were on Sacramento this week as California lawmakers held two of the most consequential committee votes of the session on Thursday. By the end of the week 24 AI-related bills moved forward toward floor votes while two bills were given final approval.

Investigative journalists at Indicator, working with the nonprofit WITNESS, analyzed 13 AI companies affected by the new California AI disclosure law. Of those 13, only seven had a dedicated detection tool available. That means nearly half of the AI companies affected by the new law are already out of compliance.

About one in five young people use AI chatbots for emotional support and mental health advice. Stanford researcher Caroline Figueroa asked them why.

In the wake of two alarming episodes of AI models going rogue, more than 1,300 employees from the world’s leading tech companies have signed an open letter asking government to regulate the pace and safety of artificial intelligence development.