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California Passes Bill to Ban AI Tracking of Worker Neural Data

California lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting employers from using artificial intelligence to monitor or record neural data from employees. This measure aims to protect cognitive privacy in the workplace by restricting the use of neurotechnology for surveillance. It now moves to the governor for consideration, marking a significant step in regulating how emerging brain-computer interface technologies can be deployed in professional environments.

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