California Gov Newsom boosts AI regulation as he eyes 2028 presidential run

San Francisco, United States – In his last few executive orders signed as California governor, Gavin Newsom, whose final term ends in January, issued one asking for independent verification of artificial intelligence models and set up an expert committee to create kill switches for AI agents that could go rogue and cause harm.In 2024, Newsom vetoed a bill, passed in the state assembly, asking for similar requirements that the governor has now called for in his executive order. Newsom said at the time that it would amount to “thwarting the promise of this technology”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘It was fake’: Indian villagers allege forgery behind Adani mine projectlist 2 of 4How Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risklist 3 of 4The artisanal miners behind Nigeria’s lithium boomlist 4 of 4How Iran messaging highlights cost of war ahead of US midterm electionsend of listNow eyeing a 2028 United States presidential run, he wants to expand the definition of safety incidents, potentially to include the recent series of safety breaches, explore a kill switch and include other measures that were in the vetoed bill.“He is in a lame duck perio...