FILE - A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. Tech giants including Meta and Google are joining small tech startups in California to push back on an ambitious bill aiming to regulate powerful generative AI systems. They argue the proposal would stifle innovation in a state that is touting itself as a global AI hub. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., May 14, 2024. California lawmakers are weighing a bill that would regulate powerful artificial intelligence systems, but Meta and Google say the bill fundamentally misunderstands the industry and would hamper the state's growing AI market. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
FILE - State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, watches as the Senate votes on a measure at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 11, 2024. Wiener is the author of a bill aiming to regulate powerful generative AI systems.Tech giants including Meta and Google are joining small tech startups in California to push back on the bill, they argue the proposal would stifle innovation in a state that is touting itself as a global AI hub. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,File)