Gavin Newsom Wants AI Kill Switch to Boost CA AI Safety
The group should consider steps such as having companies develop a “kill switch” for frontier models and requiring independent third parties to draft safety plans for AI companies, according to the statement.
- ▪The group should consider steps such as having companies develop a “kill switch” for frontier models and requiring independent third parties to draft safety plans for AI companies, according to the statement.
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- ▪ Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch — The Verge
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TechnologyTechnologyNewsom Wants AI ‘Kill Switch’ to Rein in Tech IndustryFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandGavin NewsomPhotographer: Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Josh Sisco and Andrew OxfordSeptember 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM UTCUpdated on September 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM UTCBookmarkSaveCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday pushing to implement guardrails on artificial intelligence in the state that’s the epicenter of the technology’s boom.Newsom is ordering a working group to provide a guide in two months with measures to boost California’s AI safety and…
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