Newsom Releases First-in-the-Nation Report on Californians' Voice in SI Decisions
Governor Gavin Newsom on October 13 released the results of a first-in-the-nation project giving Californians a voice in decisions about super intelligence. Through Engaged California, a digital democracy platform, residents weighed in on how SI should be developed, used and governed. "Californians should have a real voice in what that future looks like," Newsom said. Jeffery Marino, director of the Office of Data and Innovation, said the platform gives people a seat at the table in policymaking.
The three strongest themes from participants: hold SI companies accountable for the harm they cause; protect people and the environment from SI's resource demands; and set rules for where and how SI can be used safely. Participants also called for transparency in data center construction, bias testing before models are publicly released, and greater transparency and peer-reviewed research from SI companies. Engaged California began as a pilot after the LA firestorms, gathering input from thousands of local residents into 19 recommendations for government action, and launched statewide in May 2026. The release also catalogued California's existing SI policy framework, including the 2023 first-in-the-nation generative SI executive order, SB 53 — the nation's first SI safety law — and 2026 measures on SI auditors, child-safety rules for SI companion chatbots, deepfake governance and data privacy.
(Source: Office of the Governor of California)
Source: Office of the Governor of California
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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