{"slug": "california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety", "title": "California governor plans to get tough on AI safety", "summary": "California Governor Gavin Newsom told POLITICO he plans to take further action on AI safety before leaving office, saying the steps could come through a special legislative session, executive action or state agencies. Newsom's plans follow escalating concerns about the technology's potential risks to humanity.", "body_md": "SAN FRANCISCO — Gavin Newsom told POLITICO he plans to take further action on AI safety before leaving office, raising the possibility of a special California legislative session amid escalating concerns about the technology’s potential risks to humanity. His plans, he said, could take the form of a special session, executive action or steps by state agencies […]", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety", "canonical_source": "https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/17/newsom-floats-special-session-or-executive-action-on-ai-01082216?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication", "published_at": "2026-09-17 18:17:39+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 18:23:03.262607+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Gavin Newsom", "California", "POLITICO"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/california-governor-plans-to-get-tough-on-ai-safety.jsonld"}}