United States of America: Passed Artificial Intelligence Bill (AB-2885)

On 16 May 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Bill (AB-2885) was passed by House of Representatives and referred to the Senate, amending several sections of the Business and Professions Code, Education Code, and Government Code. The Bill alters the definition of AI in relation to aspects of technological policy within the state. The core of the Bill is the establishment of a comprehensive definition of AI, described as an engineered or machine-based system with varying levels of autonomy that infers from received inputs how to generate outputs to influence physical or virtual environments. The new definition would be relevant to various government technology policy reviews and reports.