Editorial: Ballot measure hamstrings future AI development

With the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence, policy makers in California and other states are rushing to address the technology’s potential downsides by reaching into their usual toolbox of regulation. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed one relatively modest law last year, but vetoed a far-reaching measure with nebulous language that could have hobbled an industry that’s become a leading source of state revenue.

The Trump administration is taking the right tack by pushing a federal approach that doesn’t stifle innovation.