Newsom orders AI kill switch

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🎓 Will Lowe	19%	22	26.7%

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Will Lowe

@conjugateprior.org

If you mentally replace all references to 'robots' & 'AI' and 'off switches' to 'tech companies' and 'regulation' then these papers become potentially quite useful. This one seems to be about regulatory capture.

Aditya Dasgupta @adasgupta.bsky.social · 9h

In light of this: www.politico.com/news/2026/09... — a good paper on the strategy around an off switch for potentially dangerous AI: arxiv.org/abs/1611.08219

September 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM

Reposted by Mark Rice

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Scholar power: 0.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Computer science 36%, Law 32%, Political science 23%, Engineering 9%

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Frank Bajak

@fbajak.bsky.social

Forget Killer Robots. The biggest imminent threat of sloppy generative AI integration into military decision-making (we can probably blame Pete Hegseth) is that it mistakenly helps start a war.

edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics

The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war

edition.cnn.com

September 18, 2026 at 8:38 PM

Reposted by Will Lowe

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Aditya Dasgupta

@adasgupta.bsky.social

In light of this: www.politico.com/news/2026/09... — a good paper on the strategy around an off switch for potentially dangerous AI: arxiv.org/abs/1611.08219

September 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM

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The Washington Sun

@washingtonsun.bsky.social

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to accelerate state oversight of AI.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/technology/newsom-orders-california-to-accelerate-ai-oversight-standards

Newsom Orders California to Accelerate AI Oversight Standards

The state will explore a slate of possible AI developer regulations, including a potential “kill switch” to shut down rogue models.

www.washingtonsun.com

September 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM

by Simon Lester

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Simon Lester

@simonlester.com

"Proposals under consideration include requiring independent third parties to write safety plans for frontier AI companies, as well as requiring companies to develop an emergency shutoff, or 'kill switch,' for frontier models."

Marietje Schaake @marietjeschaake.bsky.social · 12h

Governor Newsom signs an executive order on AI safety ↘️ www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/18/g...

Governor Newsom issues executive order to accelerate independent oversight and advance the creation of an AI kill switch | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

September 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Reposted by David H. Kaye, Simon Lester

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Marietje Schaake

@marietjeschaake.bsky.social

Governor Newsom signs an executive order on AI safety ↘️ www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/18/g...

Governor Newsom issues executive order to accelerate independent oversight and advance the creation of an AI kill switch | Governor of California

www.gov.ca.gov

September 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM

by Paul Davies

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Paul J Davies

@pauljdavies.bsky.social

Just change your name to John Connor why not?!

BBG: *NEWSOM ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CREATION OF AI 'KILL SWITCH'

September 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM

by John Spoehr

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John Spoehr

@johnspoehr.bsky.social

Raising the spectre of a powerful omnipotent technology catches the imagination of investors. Fear rather than hype is now the feedstock of the AI feeding frenzy. Beware major AI CEO’s offering to shape regulatory environments. AI legislation needed to mitigate AI harm and risk.

September 18, 2026 at 6:22 AM

by Timothy D. McBride

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Gov. Shapiro calls for AI regulation without pausing development as safety concerns grow www.nbcnews.com/video/gov-sh...

Gov. Shapiro calls for AI regulation without pausing development as safety concerns grow

In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Allan Smith, Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pa., called for AI regulation without pausing development as safety concerns grow about the technology. It comes as OpenAI fl...

www.nbcnews.com

September 18, 2026 at 5:33 AM

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