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What changed

The Guardian reports that California’s new workplace AI laws also bar employers from using biometric data to predict a worker’s emotional state. That adds a separate limit beyond AI’s role in firing decisions.

The laws require employers to give workers written notice when AI is responsible for mass layoffs, according to the Guardian. The report describes the measures as part of legislation signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday.

CNBC identifies the firing and discipline measure as the No Robo Bosses Act. Its headline says employers may not rely solely on AI to fire or discipline workers, adding discipline to the scope described in the earlier account.

Sources and evidence

• Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat: California’s newly signed workplace AI laws include restrictions on biometric emotion prediction and require written notice when AI is responsible for mass layoffs; CNBC describes the No Robo Bosses Act as barring employers from relying solely on AI to fire or discipline workers.

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