President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California go in the other direction? A U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance tower monitors activity along the U.S.–Mexico border fence in Calexico, California John Moore/Getty Images California Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing to wage a legal war against President-elect Donald Trump, convening a special legislative session next month to try to “Trump-proof” the state. But it appears that artificial intelligence safeguards won’t initially be in the fight, even though California’s legislature had placed a major focus on AI regulations this year. Trump has promised to immediately rescind President Joe Biden’s executive order that had imposed voluntary AI guardrails on tech companies and federal agencies. The president-elect’s administration could also, immigrant advocates say, use AI tools to assist the mass deportation he has pledged to implement. Earlier this year, California legislators passed more than a dozen bills regulating artificial intelligence, curbing the use of algorithms on children, limiting the use of deepfakes, and more. But Gov. Newsroom vetoed the most ambitious — and contentious bill — that would have required testing of AI models to determine whether they would likely lead to mass death, endanger public infrastructure or enable severe cyberattacks. There are signs, though, that AI could — in the not-so-distant future — go from abstract concern to prominent political cudgel between the Trump administration and California’s Democratic leaders. It could be another high-profile way…Trump Wants Even Looser AI Guardrails. Why California, Despite Passing Over 20 AI Bills This Year, Might Not Push Back