The governor of California Gavin Newsom has blocked a landmark artificial intelligence (AI) safety bill, which had faced strong opposition from major technology companies. The legislation would have imposed some of the first regulations on AI in the US.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday vetoed a hotly contested artificial intelligence safety bill, after the tech industry raised objections, saying it could drive AI companies from the state and hinder innovation.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed an artificial intelligence safety bill as it applies only to the biggest and most expensive AI models and leaves others unregulated, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday,