FILE - A person stands in front of a Meta sign outside of the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. Tech giants including Meta and Google are joining small tech startups in California to push back on an ambitious bill aiming to regulate powerful generative AI systems. They argue the proposal would stifle innovation in a state that is touting itself as a global AI hub. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)