But 2024 also saw governments make significant inroads into regulating algorithmic systems.
That bill passed both bodies of the legislature amid a fierce lobbying effort but wasultimately vetoedby Governor Gavin Newsom.
Newsom did, however, sign more than a dozenother billsaimed at less apocalyptic but more immediate AI harms.
The AI executive order Joe Biden signed in 2023 paved the way for much of the federal government’s work in 2024.© Bloomberg via Getty Images
Another requires generative AI developers to create tools that label content as AI-generated.
Consumer advocates called the legislation animportant baseline.
Its likely that similar bills will be hotly debated in other states in 2025.
But when it came to actually passing legislation, federal lawmakers did very little.
For example, federal agencies embarked on an AI-talent hiring spree and createdstandardsfor responsible model development and harm mitigation.
Global
In August, the European Unions AI Actwent into effect.
In September, China issued a major AI safety governanceframework.
One of the most interesting pieces of AI policylegislationcomes from Brazil.
In late 2024, the countrys senate passed a comprehensive AI safety bill.
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