California’s AG Tells AI Companies Practically Everything They’re Doing Might Be Illegal:

Notably, AI has been used to mislead consumers, to create new forms of disinformation and propaganda, and to discriminate against certain groups of people. Now, the California Attorney General’s office has issued a legal memo emphasizing the fact that all of that stuff is probably illegal.

I’m sure these companies will agree, respectfully close down, and try their hand at something else.