US EditionCalifornia regulator weakens AI rules, giving Big Tech more leeway to track you
- California's Privacy Protection Agency weakened its AI and computer automation rules after unanimous board approval last week amid multi-source pressure.
- The retreat followed intense lobbying by business groups, lawmakers, and Governor Newsom, who argued the rules were too costly and exceeded agency authority.
- The revised rules drop regulation of behavioral advertising, narrow the automated decision-making scope, and reduce compliance costs drastically for businesses.
- Officials estimate that the first-year compliance expenses for businesses have been significantly reduced, falling to $143 million from a previous figure of $834 million, and anticipate that rules will no longer apply to 90% of the businesses initially covered.
- Consumer advocates warn the changes favor Big Tech over privacy protections, risking public harm, while lawmakers continue debating the agency's regulatory role.
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California regulator weakens AI rules
California’s first-in-the-nation privacy agency is retreating from an attempt to regulate artificial intelligence and other forms of computer automation. The California Privacy Protection Agency was under pressure to back away from rules it drafted. Business groups, lawmakers, and Gov. Gavin Newsom said they would be costly to businesses, potentially stifle innovation, and usurp the authority of the legislature, where proposed AI regulations hav…
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