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Comment: Controversial California bill on AI regulation triggers sparring among Democrats

By Xu Yuan
  • 19 Aug 2024 23:35
  • 19 Aug 2024 23:35
Silicon Valley has been fighting tooth and nail against a California bill promoting an aggressive approach to the regulation of artificial intelligence applications. But the bill, in spite of growing opposition, has forged ahead in the state legislature.
Now with imminent passage in sight, Senate bill 1047, sponsored by Democratic

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Xu Yuan

Senior Correspondent


Xu Yuan has worked for MLex for seven years, all of them based in Hong Kong. She has reported on a wide range of regulatory topics, including antitrust, cybersecurity and data security, in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. She has broken numerous stories on policymaking and enforcement involving international companies doing business in the region and done substantial court reporting in Hong Kong. She is currently specializing in covering regulatory issues related to future mobility, including connected vehicles. She previously worked for US TV network NBC in Beijing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Linguistics from Peking University and a master’s degree from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at The University of Hong Kong.

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