California Criminalizes AI-Enabled Child Sexual Abuse
SACRAMENTO – Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1831, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to criminalize the creation, distribution, and possession of artificial intelligence-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Governor Signs Law Waiving Tuition for All Students at West Valley-Mission Community College District Starting in 2025
SACRAMENTO –Today Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced that Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 3158, which enables West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) to waive tuition fees for the thousands of students living in its service area starting on January 1, 2025.
Governor Signs New Law to Keep Incarcerated Students in School
SACRAMENTO – Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2176, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), which will expand the Office of Youth and Community Restoration’s (OYCR) authority to support a public health approach to juvenile detention.
Governor Newsom Signs Historic Legislation to Shield Elections from Deceptive Online Deepfakes
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today Governor Gavin Newsom signed historic legislation to ban deceptive deepfakes in the run up to an election.
A California bill would ban deepfakes that could swing the election - The Sacramento Bee
Increasingly, AI and political deepfakes are impacting elections around the world. In 2022, Russian hackers created an AI-manipulated video showing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordering his forces to surrender. In Taiwan in 2023, fake audio was created and disseminated of a presidential candidate endorsing his opponents, which he never did.
Legislature Approves Bill to Protect Children from AI-Enabled Sexual Exploitation
SACRAMENTO – Tonight the Legislature passed AB 1831, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), to criminalize the creation, distribution, and possession of artificial intelligence-generated Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Bill to Shield Elections from Deceptive Online Deepfakes Passes Legislature
SACRAMENTO, CA — Today the Legislature passed AB 2655, authored by Assemblymember Berman (D-Menlo Park), which will protect election integrity by requiring large online platforms to remove, after receipt of a complaint, the posting of deceptive and digitally altered or created images, audio, or video recordings meant to give the impression that a candidate or elected official d
Legislature Passes Bill to Keep Incarcerated Students in School
SACRAMENTO –Today Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced the passage through the Legislature of AB 2176, which will expand the Office of Youth and Community Restoration’s (OYCR) authority to support a public health approach to juvenile detention.
Bill to Provide Free Tuition at West Valley-Mission Community College District Passes Legislature
SACRAMENTO –Today the Legislature overwhelmingly passed AB 3158, authored by Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park), which will enable West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) to waive tuition fees for all students living in its service area. The bill now awaits the Governor’s signature.