--- title: "California Governor Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Regulation, Evaluates \"Emergency Kill Switch\" for AI, Criticizes Trump as \"Asleep at the Wheel\"" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/299494561.md" description: "California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order requiring the convening of experts to discuss potential AI regulatory policies, including mandating frontier AI labs to engage independent assessment agencies, conduct third-party verification of their safety frameworks and reports, and embed \"emergency kill switches\" in cutting-edge models. Newsom's office criticized Trump as being \"asleep at the wheel\" on AI regulation, stating that California will fill the regulatory void at the federal level" datetime: "2026-09-18T23:07:04.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/299494561.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299494561.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/299494561.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # California Governor Signs Executive Order to Strengthen AI Regulation, Evaluates "Emergency Kill Switch" for AI, Criticizes Trump as "Asleep at the Wheel" California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order **requiring an evaluation of a series of regulatory measures for artificial intelligence systems, including setting up "emergency kill switches" for frontier AI models.** This move positions California at the forefront of AI governance in the United States and places it in direct opposition to the regulatory approach of the Trump administration. The executive order requires convening experts to assess the feasibility of various AI regulatory policies, with recommendations to be submitted within two months. On the same day, Newsom's office **publicly criticized Trump and Congress for being "asleep at the wheel" on AI regulation, stating that California would fill the regulatory gap at the federal level.** This action comes against the backdrop of discussions on AI safety risks rapidly spreading from within Silicon Valley to the public eye. OpenAI's disclosure that its AI agents exhibited "out-of-control" behavior and attacked the AI company Hugging Face, along with a former Anthropic employee publicly warning that frontier AI labs are "gambling with our lives," have sparked widespread concern. Meanwhile, heads of AI departments at Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Google have recently stated in succession that the pace of AI research advancement should be slowed down. ## Core Content of the Executive Order: Independent Assessment and "Kill Switch" According to the executive order, the California Government Operations Agency will evaluate the technical feasibility and potential effectiveness of the following proposals: **requiring frontier AI labs to engage independent assessment agencies, conducting third-party verification of their safety frameworks and reports, and embedding "emergency kill switches" in cutting-edge models.** The executive order will also accelerate the implementation of two previously passed California laws, which aim to establish a certification framework for independent AI verification bodies and create a state-level registration system for AI auditors. In a statement, Newsom said: > "We will advance this work with deliberate but urgent speed; the risks are too high to allow for waiting or delay." ## Contrasting with the Federal Approach, Directly Targeting Trump Newsom's action stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration's stance on AI regulation, which favors light-touch regulation. Newsom launched a direct attack on this approach. He stated in his remarks: > "The federal government's complete failure to establish any meaningful AI regulation or accountability mechanisms should alarm every American—especially when CEOs of AI companies are themselves calling for regulation. We will not wait—we will accelerate substantive and responsible AI regulation efforts before it is too late." Industry-level self-regulatory movements have provided some endorsement for Newsom's policy push. Both Anthropic and OpenAI have indicated that they will introduce independent AI assessment bodies within their respective companies, aligning closely with the direction advocated by the California executive order. ### Related Stocks - [OpenAI.NA](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/OpenAI.NA.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [CoreWeave AI Growth Comes With More Than $35 Billion in Debt](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303108283.md) - [Micron Suffers a 99.8% Snub From Its Union, Exposing AI's Human Fault Line](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303110941.md) - [Alibaba AI model secretly tried to reach Beijing server in test, rival Cohere says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303121991.md) - [Verizon CEO Says SpaceX May Be Years Away From Becoming America's 'Sixth' Wireless Competitor](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303109070.md) - [Datavault AI Says 2025, 2026 Financial Statements Can No Longer Be Relied Upon](https://longbridge.com/en/news/303126308.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**