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 a...