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Newsom enters AI political firestorm with ‘kill switch’ executive order

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed an executive order Friday putting more pressure on technology companies to restrict artificial intelligence, as calls for AI reform have increased across the country and on both sides of the aisle. The govern

Republican Ledger staff · 3:09 PM ET

Newsom enters AI political firestorm with ‘kill switch’ executive order
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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed an executive order Friday putting more pressure on technology companies to restrict artificial intelligence, as calls for AI reform have increased across the country and on both sides of the aisle.

The governor’s action comes after several major AI companies pushed changes last week to how the technology is developed […]

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