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The state senator’s early warnings about artificial intelligence look prophetic now — and it’s just one reason he should be headed to Washington.

Confused by the competing theories about AI’s threat to humanity? We asked accelerationists, doomers, protesters, and a state senator what needs to happen next.

Newsom's executive order calls for an expert panel to develop new AI safety measures.... California governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference. Heather...

... California's leadership in establishing meaningful safeguards for artificial intelligence.... Contra Costa News - News From Around Contra Costa County.

Rep. Jay Obernolte, a California Republican who has a graduate degree in AI, said he believes the kind of potentially dangerous AI technology...

Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order aimed at accelerating California's oversight of artificial intelligence, directing experts to...

In our news wrap Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that aims to speed up safety measures for AI, including a possible...

... Rep. Ro Khanna (D- California) to pace AI globally. This is Benjamin Guggenheim. Welcome to WP Intelligence's AI & Tech Brief, where we examine the...

State Sen. Scott Wiener included an emergency shutdown requirement in Senate Bill 1047, a sweeping frontier AI safety measure Newsom vetoed in 2024.

Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Hesperia, chaired the bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in 2024.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a presumptive presidential candidate, is getting louder on AI, releasing an executive order amid the Washington...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a sweeping executive order designed to accelerate independent oversight of artificial intelligence systems and...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed an executive order intended to increase oversight of and safety measures regarding artifical...

What would the new oversight do? Last week, Newsom signed Senate Bill 813, authored by state Sen. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton. The law establishes a...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday directing state officials to accelerate independent AI oversight and develop...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the state to accelerate its efforts to regulate artificial intelligence, creating an expert panel...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an executive order aimed at reining in AI companies, while also criticizing President Donald Trump for his...

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to speed up AI oversight in California, proposing emergency kill switches for advanced models.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on regulating artificial intelligence on Friday that will convene a group of “world-leading...

Dixon, CA · Suisun City, CA · Napa Valley, CA · Concord, CA. State Edition... The order accelerates implementation of Senate Bill 813 and Assembly Bill...