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California Governor Newsom Addresses AI Safety and Data Center Regulation

California Governor Gavin Newsom has initiated new measures concerning artificial intelligence, ordering state agencies to develop new AI safety plans and signing bills related to data center regulations. These actions come amidst growing concerns about the control and safety of advanced AI systems, with NDTV Profit highlighting the technical difficulties in implementing an "AI kill switch" for cloud-native AI. Newsom's approach includes both proactive safety planning and broader regulatory adjustments, while also rejecting a more stringent AI bill.

4 articles from 3 outlets covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a shipped.

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3 outlets covered “California Governor Newsom Addresses AI Safety and Data Center Regulation”. All of them report the following:

  • California Governor Newsom has taken actions regarding AI regulation
  • State agencies are ordered to develop AI safety plans
  • Bills concerning data centers have been signed
  • A tougher AI law (SB 1047) was rejected
  • The state is ramping up regulations
  • Modern AI systems present challenges for control and implementing a "kill switch"

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