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California Legislators Aim to Limit the Use of ‘Emotional AI’ in the Workplace

California lawmakers are considering banning the use of AI technology in the workplace that detects or infers employee emotions. Assembly Bill 1883, approved in late August, would prohibit employers from using AI tools that collect “neural data” to recognize or predict workers’ emotional states, and the bill is currently awaiting further action.

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Maybe your feelings can be facts…but should

they?California lawmakers are looking to ban one of the more controversial uses of AI technology at work: using software that can detect or infer how employees are fee

ling.The state legislature in the Golden State approved Assembly Bill 1883 late August, which would ban employers from using AI-powered workplace surveillance tools that collect “neural data” and recognize or predict a worker’s emotional state. The bill awaits action at the

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