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California Governor Orders Experts to Weigh AI Kill Switch, Safety Measures

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order directing the state to convene a group of experts to recommend AI safety measures within two months. The group will consider requiring frontier-model developers to embed independent verification teams for audits, subject transparency reports and risk assessments to independent auditor standards, and create a 'kill switch' for AI systems.

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  1. The Verge AILauren Feiner
    Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is positioning the state to take the lead on AI oversight, including the potential to mandate a "kill switch" for frontier models, with a new executive order issued Friday. Newsom's order directs the state to convene a group of experts that will deliver recommendations within two months on how to strengthen AI safety measures in state law. Newsom wants the group to consider how the state could require AI companies to embed independent verification groups onsite for regular audits, make their transparency reports and risk assessments subject to standards of independent auditors, create a "kill switch" that's … Read the full story at The Verge.

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