California lawmakers push sweeping AI and social-media curbs as session ends

Democratic lawmakers in California advanced more than two dozen AI- and social-media-related bills aimed at limiting addictive features for minors, tightening age verification, expanding platform and chatbot liability, and regulating AI in education, employment surveillance, pricing, and healthcare. Gov. Newsom must decide which to sign by month’s end, a move that could signal his approach to tech policy ahead of a potential 2028 presidential bid; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly reached out to Newsom about concerns with some measures.