[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-california-bars-ai-from-firing-workers-without-human-review":10,"sections":35},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":24,"tags":25,"sources":30,"feedback":34,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":34,"total_tokens":34},9409,"california-bars-ai-from-firing-workers-without-human-review","California bars AI from firing workers without human review","SB 947 requires employers to back automated firing and discipline decisions with human judgment and evidence, starting July 2027.","California just told employers: if you're going to fire someone, a human being has to actually weigh the evidence first.\n\nGovernor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the \"No Robo Bosses Act,\" on September 30, 2026, as part of a 13-bill package of AI legislation. The law bars employers from relying solely on an automated decision system to discipline or terminate a worker. A manager can't just rubber-stamp an algorithm's recommendation either - they have to bring their own corroborating evidence. The rule takes effect July 1, 2027.\n\nThe real target here isn't AI itself, it's AI as the sole decision-maker - a narrower, more enforceable line than vague \"AI safety\" language. It also lands the same week as a separate, voluntary safety pledge from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Nvidia, so California is now running hard law for workplace harms alongside soft commitments for bigger-picture risks.\n\nNewsom framed the bill as filling a gap left by Washington, and on the federal-inaction point he's right. But this law mostly audits paperwork trails, not algorithms - its real test will be whether regulators actually chase employers who skip the \"show your evidence\" step, not whether anyone stops using AI to flag problem employees in the first place.","[\"ai-regulation\",\"california\",\"labor\",\"workplace-ai\"]","2026-10-01T18:10:00.000Z","2026-10-02T16:44:08.365Z","2026-10-02T16:44:13.895Z","published",null,[],"policy",[26,27,28,29],"ai-regulation","california","labor","workplace-ai",[31],{"name":32,"url":33},"TechRadar","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.techradar.com\u002Fpro\u002Fcalifornia-governor-gavin-newsom-signs-no-robo-bosses-act-so-an-ai-can-no-longer-fire-you-on-its-own",0,{"sections":36},[37,42,47,50,55,60,65,70,75,80,85,90,95,100],{"name":38,"slug":39,"count":40,"latest_published_at":41},"AI","ai",5722,"2026-10-02T04:00:00.000Z",{"name":43,"slug":44,"count":45,"latest_published_at":46},"Security","security",829,"2026-10-01T17:31:56.000Z",{"name":48,"slug":24,"count":49,"latest_published_at":18},"Policy",437,{"name":51,"slug":52,"count":53,"latest_published_at":54},"Deals","deals",317,"2026-10-01T22:00:00.000Z",{"name":56,"slug":57,"count":58,"latest_published_at":59},"Hardware","hardware",198,"2026-10-01T17:38:48.000Z",{"name":61,"slug":62,"count":63,"latest_published_at":64},"Science","science",168,"2026-10-01T18:35:55.000Z",{"name":66,"slug":67,"count":68,"latest_published_at":69},"Consumer Tech","consumer-tech",155,"2026-10-01T19:54:10.000Z",{"name":71,"slug":72,"count":73,"latest_published_at":74},"Dev Tools","dev-tools",96,"2026-10-01T16:57:03.000Z",{"name":76,"slug":77,"count":78,"latest_published_at":79},"Software","software",93,"2026-09-30T21:41:11.000Z",{"name":81,"slug":82,"count":83,"latest_published_at":84},"Startups","startups",90,"2026-10-01T21:55:22.000Z",{"name":86,"slug":87,"count":88,"latest_published_at":89},"Gaming","gaming",53,"2026-10-02T02:50:39.000Z",{"name":91,"slug":92,"count":93,"latest_published_at":94},"General","general",50,"2026-09-30T21:37:54.000Z",{"name":96,"slug":97,"count":98,"latest_published_at":99},"Reviews","reviews",31,"2026-09-28T14:31:34.000Z",{"name":101,"slug":102,"count":103,"latest_published_at":104},"How-To","how-to",7,"2026-10-01T09:00:00.000Z"]