California is home to the tech mammoths of Silicon Valley, who are currently betting big on artificial intelligence. Yesterday, the state’s governor refused to sign a law framing this buoyant new sector. Home to both film giants and tech champions, California has naturally been very caught up lately with issues relating to artificial intelligence. On the Hollywood side, Gavin Newsom, the state’s Democratic governor, has been keen to prohibit producers and anyone else from using AI to make replicas of actors’ looks and voices without their consent. Two laws, AB 2602 and AB 1836 on « digital replicas », were signed by Gavin Newsom on…
