California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order moving the state's AI auditor oversight timeline forward by a full year and beginning work on a framework for an emergency "AI kill switch" f…
The Electronic Frontier Foundation welcomed California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order on AI as a start toward addressing real, present-day harms, while cautioning that the most urgent concerns ar…
California Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order calling for an AI "kill switch" is a political ploy rather than viable policy, according to a New York Post opinion piece, which notes the idea recyc…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday to accelerate implementation of a California law requiring independent oversight of AI companies and "kill switches" so developers can …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing the California Government Operations Agency to accelerate implementation of the state's AI oversight laws and convene national experts …
The House left Washington this week without acting on broader AI regulation, even as Speaker Mike Johnson told NBC News' Kristen Welker that AI regulation is "a very important issue" but "not one that…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday accelerating two AI laws signed last week on independent verification organizations and kill switches, as more than 600 AI bills in 47 …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Sept. 18 directing an expert-led panel to reinforce the state's AI safety laws and explore an "emergency shut off" for frontier models, descri…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday directing a group of AI experts to develop, within two months, a plan to strengthen state AI safety and security laws, including consid…
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed Executive Order 22, banning executive branch officials from signing non-disclosure agreements for data center projects, requiring expedited noise regulations an…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on September 18, 2026 directing state agencies to fast-track AI safety laws and develop an emergency "kill switch" capable of deactivating fr…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling for independent auditors inside AI labs and a "kill switch" for AI models, with an expert panel given two months to deliver recommend…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state agencies to report by November 16 on whether a mandatory "kill switch" for the most advanced AI models is feasible, sa…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday directing the state to convene a group of experts to recommend, within two months, how to strengthen AI safety measures in state law, i…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on September 18, 2026 directing the state's Government Operations Agency and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services to assemble outside …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed state officials to evaluate requiring emergency shutoff mechanisms, or "kill switches," for frontier AI models. The executive order tasks the review with assessin…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order setting a 60-day deadline to evaluate strict new safety rules for advanced AI systems, including required emergency shutoffs. The mandate dir…
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday to accelerate safety checks and explore creating a "kill switch" within frontier AI programs, according to an announcement Newsom p…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the formation of a panel on Friday to develop safety regulations for the state's artificial intelligence companies, including a possible "kill switch" for AI progr…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday directing state agencies to recommend legislative changes for independent AI reviews and to consider a shut-off function, or "kill swit…