California Just Fired the First Shot in America's AI Regulation War
Stop watching Congress if you want to understand where AI regulation is heading. Watch Sacramento. Governor Gavin Newsom just signed what his office calls a “first-of-its-kind” executive order that tells AI companies something they haven’t heard from American government in a while: prove your technology won’t hurt people, or lose access to the world’s fourth-largest economy. It’s a direct, unmistakable middle finger to the Trump administration’s deregulatory stance on AI. And it might be the most consequential AI policy move of 2026 so far. ...