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Committee backs bill letting local governments treat AI'generated agents as nonhuman in public processes
Summary
SB 1159 clarifies that local governments are not required to treat AI bots or agents as persons for Brown Act and public-records purposes; supporters argued the bill preserves genuine civic participation, while privacy and public-records advocates urged narrowing to fraud.
Sen. Scott Wiener (speaking as part of committee leadership) and Sen. Cabaldon presented SB 1159 to make explicit that local governments are not required to treat AI'generated bots and agents as persons for purposes of public comment, the Brown Act, or public-records access. Cabaldon and supporters cited cases where large volumes of machine'generated comments…
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