"Companies seeking state contracts would be required to attest to safeguards covering the exploitation or distribution of illegal content, such as child sexual abuse material and non-consensual intimate imagery."
"The order also directed the Government Operations Agency to recommend reforms that would bar entities judicially determined to have unlawfully undermined privacy or civil liberties from state contracts."
"California leads in AI, and we're going to use every tool we have to ensure companies protect people's rights, not exploit them or put them in harm's way."
An executive order mandates AI vendors to certify safeguards against algorithmic bias, civil rights violations, and illegal content to secure contracts with California state government. The order requires the Department of General Services and the California Department of Technology to create new vendor certifications within 120 days. Companies must attest to protections against illegal content exploitation, harmful bias, and civil liberties violations. Additionally, reforms will be recommended to exclude entities that have unlawfully undermined privacy or civil liberties from state contracts.
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