Industry Presses Newsom To Veto Bill Limiting AI Use To Manage Workers

Industry and business groups are ramping up a campaign to convince California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to veto a labor-backed bill to bar employers from relying on automated decision-making systems (ADS) to make certain employment decisions -- including those aimed at aiding worker safety -- without human oversight. The bill, SB 7 , “creates complex, unnecessary rules for tools businesses and state and local entities rely on to help with everyday tasks, such as scheduling, benefits, security, and project management,”...