Gavin Newsom signs executive order to strengthen AI protections, responsible use

> California works closely to foster tech leadership and create an environment where industry and talent thrive. This is why California is home to the most tech companies in the nation.

There is a lot of self congratulatory stuff in here that’s just blatantly false. Tech companies are there despite California politics, not because of it. The network effects of companies and talent and investors gives it a moat. Even that will erode over time.

But there’s nothing California does to help, given its history of heavy handed regulations like those signed here. It’s weird to see this page talk about protecting civil rights while imposing requirements that amount to controlling speech.