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

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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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