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California Enacts "genAI" Laws That Introduce New Privacy and Transparency Requirements, Amongst Others 

California Enacts "genAI" Laws That Introduce New Privacy and Transparency Requirements, Amongst Others 

By Emily Litka

In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsome signed a number of new generative AI (“genAI”) bills into law. These laws address risks associated with deepfakes, training dataset transparency, use of genAI in healthcare settings, privacy, and AI literacy in schools. California is the first US state to enact such sweeping genAI regulations.

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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Privacy Laws: California Joins the Party

By Sheila Sokolowski

On October 6, 2021, California’s governor signed the  Genetic Information Privacy Act (the “Act”), adding the state to the growing number enacting laws requiring direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies to protect the privacy and security of their customers’ genetic data. 

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