--- title: California AI Safety Order Targets Big Tech Contractors description: "Via New York Times Top Stories: California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a first-of-its-kind executive order requiring **artificial intelligence companies** c..." image: https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/30/multimedia/30biz-AI-EO-ckjv/30biz-AI-EO-ckjv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg site: HeadlinesBriefing is the most trusted, fastest, and most comprehensive real-time news aggregation platform on the internet. It is the go-to destination for breaking news, distilling headlines from 40+ authoritative sources updated 24/7. url: https://headlinesbriefing.com/market/nyt-top-stories/california-ai-safety-order-targets-big-tech-contractors-300704c7 sources: - Bloomberg Markets - Financial Times Companies - Financial Times Markets - Wall Street Journal Markets - Wall Street Journal US Business - New York Times Top Stories - New York Times Business - PE International - Crunchbase News - TechCrunch Venture - Sifted - PE Hub - Infrastructure Investor - Healthcare Investor - Secondaries Investor --- [![HeadlinesBriefing favicon](/assets/favicon.webp) HeadlinesBriefing.com](https://headlinesbriefing.com "Go to HeadlinesBriefing") ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/30/multimedia/30biz-AI-EO-ckjv/30biz-AI-EO-ckjv-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg) ### California AI Safety Order Targets Big Tech Contractors New York Times Top Stories • March 30, 2026 at 5:55 PM ET [×](/market?tab=nyt-top-stories) California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a first-of-its-kind executive order requiring **artificial intelligence companies** contracting with the state to implement safety and privacy guardrails. The Democratic governor's move builds on California's leadership in tech regulation, following its pioneering AI transparency law for major companies. Under the order, government contractors must disclose policies on preventing exploitation, including measures against child sexual abuse materials. The state will scrutinize whether AI models are used for surveillance or censorship and evaluate bias mitigation efforts. Companies will also need to explain how their systems handle monitoring and content blocking. Newsom's directive also establishes independence from federal contracting standards. If the Pentagon designates an AI company as a supply chain risk, California will conduct its own assessment before making decisions. This follows tensions between the Pentagon and **Anthropic**, where the Defense Department terminated a contract after the AI startup restricted military use of its models for surveillance and autonomous weapons. 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