{"slug": "california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing", "title": "California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans AI 'robo bosses' in landmark state law, reversing his earlier veto", "summary": "California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a state law banning AI 'robo bosses' from firing workers, making California the first U.S. state with such a law and reversing his earlier veto of the measure. The law prohibits automated systems from making worker termination decisions.", "body_md": "# California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans AI 'robo bosses' in landmark state law, reversing his earlier veto\n\nSource: \n\n[CNBC Technology](https://www.cnbc.com/technology/)\nCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom has banned 'robo-bosses' from firing workers, the first U.S. state with such a law.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-7hxe", "published_at": "2026-09-30 23:38:42+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-01 00:47:07.037609+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Gavin Newsom", "California", "CNBC Technology"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-gov-gavin-newsom-bans-ai-robo-bosses-in-landmark-state-law-reversing.jsonld"}}