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Assembly panel advances bill barring companies from blaming AI for civil harms
Summary
The Assembly subcommittee advanced AB 316, a bill from Assemblymember Krell that would bar companies from using alleged AI autonomy as a defense in civil lawsuits. Proponents said the bill is a narrow ‘‘guardrail’’ to prevent defendants from shifting blame to autonomous systems; industry groups expressed careful opposition and want further talks.
Assemblymember Kevin Krell introduced AB 316 on the Assembly Judiciary subcommittee agenda, saying the bill would ‘‘provide guidance to our courts’’ and prevent defendants from blaming artificial intelligence for harms caused by products or services. “It’s simply a rail guard … that would govern future cases,” Krell said during the hearing.
Supporters — including Mark Berkman of the Organization for Social Media Safety and Leora Gershinson of the California Initiative for Technology and Democracy (California Common Cause project) — told the committee that AB 316 does not change plaintiffs’ burdens or create new…
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