Tracker active US AI and Regulation
California's independent AI oversight push: SB 813, AB 1405 and the governor's executive order
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on September 18 directing state agencies to speed up two AI oversight laws and to convene national experts to recommend further changes, including onsite independent auditors and a "kill switch" for frontier AI models. The order's release points to the absence of federal action.
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California Governor Orders Expert Recommendations on Independent Audits and an AI Kill Switch for Frontier Models
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on September 18 directing state agencies to speed up two AI oversight laws and to convene national experts to recommend further changes, including onsite independent auditors and a "kill switch" for frontier AI models. The order's release points to the absence of federal action.