California state Sen. Jerry McNerney this month introduced the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would bar California employers from solely using artificial intelligence tools or other automated decision-making systems to make hiring, promotion, discipline or termination decisions without human oversight.
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California ‘No Robo Bosses Act’ would bar AI from making personnel decisions

California state Sen. Jerry McNerney this month introduced the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would bar California employers from solely using artificial intelligence tools or other automated decision-making systems to make hiring, promotion, discipline or termination decisions without human oversight.

McNerney, a Democrat who co-chaired the Artificial Intelligence Caucus and authored the AI in Government Act, said the new bill, which would apply to both the public and private sector, is intended to balance technological innovation and guardrails.

“I want to make sure is that AI is beneficial and not harmful,” McNerney told StateScoop in a recent interview. “And having an AI management of a person’s life seems to me to be detrimental, and so I want to make sure there’s a human in the loop.”

 

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