United States of America: Governor signed Bill amending Civil Code to address Artificial Intelligence defences in civil actions (AB 316)
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Governor signed Bill amending Civil Code to address Artificial Intelligence defences in civil actions (AB 316)
On 13 October 2025, the Governor of California signed Law on Artificial Intelligence: Defences (AB 316). The Act amends the California Civil Code through the addition of Section 1714.46, which defines artificial intelligence as an engineered or mach…
Scope
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Artificial Intelligence authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2025-01-24
under deliberation
2025-09-09
adopted
2025-10-13
adopted