California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday signed multiple artificial intelligence (AI) bills aimed at preventing the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. Newsom’s signature on the three AI-related bills marks the Golden State’s latest efforts to place guardrails on the advancing technology amid concerns over the spread of deepfakes,

If Gov. Newsom vetoes SB 1047, the forces of anti-regulation — AI companies — will have little incentive to work on alternatives.