The Governor issued an executive order asking a working group to recommend, within about two months, measures to strengthen California's AI safety and security laws, including whether developers of frontier models should maintain a shutdown capability and whether independent third parties should prepare safety plans. It creates no new obligations itself. Recorded from secondary reporting; confirm the order's number and text on the Governor's site.
No obligations yet; frontier-model developers should watch for the working group's recommendations.
Governor Newsom issues executive order to accelerate independent oversight and advance the creation of an AI kill switchOffice of the Governor of California · 18 Sep 2026
AIPolicyTracker (2026). “California executive order directs work on AI oversight, including a frontier-model kill switch”. https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-09-18-california-executive-order-ai-oversight-kill-switch (accessed 5 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.
Cite the official text alongside it: Governor Newsom issues executive order to accelerate independent oversight and advance the creation of an AI kill switch, Office of the Governor of California, https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/18/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-accelerate-independent-oversight-and-advance-the-creation-of-an-ai-kill-switch/.
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