"California Bans Using AI to Monitor Workers’ Brains, Emotions,"

California businesses are banned from collecting data on their workers’ brain activity or inferring their emotional states through use of AI-powered surveillance tools, under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law Wednesday.

The measure (AB 1883) restricts employers’ use of systems such as video and audio monitoring, continuous time-trackers, geolocation, and electromagnetic tracking if they use artificial intelligence to collect neural data or recognize employees’ emotions.

The new law carries civil penalties up to $500 per violation, with enforcement handled by the state labor commissioner and public prosecutors.

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