SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) - Celestial AI, one of several Silicon Valley chip startups aiming to crack a key speed constraint in artificial intelligence, said on Tuesday it has raised an additional $250 million in venture capital, bringing its total raised to date to $515 million.

State Senator Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton announced the “No Robo Bosses Act” last week, his office announced. The first-of-its-kind bill aims to ensure human oversight of artificial intelligence in workplace decisions,

A California financial regulator says users reported seven new types of crypto and AI scams that it hadn’t seen before through thousands of complaints in 2024. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) said in a March 10 statement that it received 2,

A Northern California lawmaker has introduced a proposal seeking to regulate artificial intelligence used to manage employees in the workplace, including a ban on using software to hire and fire employees without human oversight.

The author of California's SB 1047, the nation's most controversial AI safety bill of 2024, is back with a new AI bill that could shake up Silicon Valley.

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Cryptocurrency and AI-driven fraud have gripped California—and much of North America—since early 2024, prompting warnings from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

California regulators have shut down 26 crypto scam websites tied to at least $4.6 million in consumer losses.

Senate Bill 7 would prevent California employers from relying solely on AI, also known as automated decision-making systems (ADS), for hiring, promotions, discipline, or termination, the senator's office said. It would also reportedly ban AI systems from using personal data to predict a worker's future behavior.

Health systems are involving staff in generative AI pilots as they work to determine which one yields the best return on their investment.