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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
Wired AI · FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
California Legislators Proposed an AI Worker Protection Bill. Its Odds Are Poor.

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
The proposal protects workers from decisions made by automated systems by requiring that a human also make the decision. The human will be informed by the automated system. The bill has been referred to committee. Adequate recommends further study. Further study has been ongoing since 2019.
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