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title: "California governor orders 'kill switch' plan for AI models"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/california-governor-orders-kill-switch-plan-for-ai-models-735ee2
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/california-governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-demanding-kill-switch-for-ai-models/
published: 2026-09-18T17:45:17.000Z
topics: ["policy", "security"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# California governor orders 'kill switch' plan for AI models

*2026-09-18 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/california-governor-newsom-signs-executive-order-demanding-kill-switch-for-ai-models/)*

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order calling for independent auditors inside AI labs and a "kill switch" mechanism for AI models. An expert panel has two months to deliver recommendations. Newsom said no federal law currently requires AI companies to report dangerous incidents.

**Why it matters:** California hosts most major AI labs, so a state-level push for mandatory kill switches and embedded auditors could set a de facto national standard in the absence of federal rules, especially alongside today's reports of near-miss hallucination and autonomous-hacking incidents.

**Topics:** policy, security

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