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California's Gavin Newsom orders AI 'kill switch' review

California's Gavin Newsom orders AI 'kill switch' review

California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to tighten oversight of AI developers in the state and to study mandating a 'kill switch' that companies would use to force-stop a runaway AI.

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