California AI Anti-Bias Bill to Return in 2025 with Broad Scope

A key California lawmaker overseeing AI legislation said she will try again in 2025 with her bill to ban algorithmic discrimination across all business sectors, an effort she expects to trigger renewed opposition from lobbyists seeking carve-outs and from AI developers wary of liability.

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D), chair of the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, said in a Dec. 5 interview with Bloomberg Government that she wants to make sure developers and users of AI tools take steps to ensure they don’t discriminate in housing, employment, education, and other important areas. Her 2023 effort inspired other states this year, ...