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California to Teach AI Literacy in Every Grade

SACRAMENTO, CA —Governor Newsom has signed AB 2876, Assemblymember Marc Berman’s (D-Menlo Park) legislation to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy into the core curriculum for all K-12 students in California. AB 2876 responds to the rapid proliferation of AI in nearly every aspect of young people’s lives, as well as the impact AI will have on their futures.

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 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.

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.