On September 10, 2026, Governor Newsom signed SB 1119, known as Adam’s Law, substantially expanding California’s requirements for companion chatbots when used by children. This is California’s second companion chatbot statute, building on SB 243,...

Generative AI is not new, but it has garnered new levels of attention and adoption in recent months. Models like DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, and Midjourney have flooded the Internet with AI-generated art, and in November...

Overview of 2018 2018 was a watershed year for state privacy and security laws, with several states passing legislation in these areas. The most significant development was the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act...