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The latest Gavin Newsom news, : Anthropic wants courts to suspend dangerous AI models, OpenAI wants labs to shut them down.
Gavin Newsom is identified as the California Governor. Recent coverage details his signing of the No Robo Bosses Act, which bans automated systems for employee discipline, and a package of bills tightening AI data center energy and water rules. He also issued an executive order directing state agencies to develop recommendations for a kill switch for frontier AI models.
13 stories mentioning Gavin Newsom since 20 September 2026, newest first, each with its sources and discussion. Follow to see new ones on your front page.
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Anthropic wants courts to suspend dangerous AI models, OpenAI wants labs to shut them down
In late October, Anthropic and OpenAI sent letters to California Governor Gavin Newsom outlining competing plans for an AI kill switch. Anthropic proposes that courts be empowered to suspend a model after an…
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Anthropic urges California to block unsafe AI models via court orders
Anthropic wrote to California Governor Gavin Newsom on October 15, calling for regulators to gain the power to seek court orders blocking AI models deemed unsafe. The company’s proposal follows a September panel…
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Illinois governor JB Pritzker says AI could help live to 100 or pose nuclear‑like threats
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker told The Verge AI that artificial intelligence may enable people to live to 100 years old, but he also warned it could become an existential danger comparable to nuclear weapons. He said…
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Democrats could seek AI crackdown if they regain congressional control
Polls suggest Democrats may flip at least one congressional chamber in the 2026 midterms, potentially regaining committee leadership. If they do, they could set the AI agenda, press on tax credits tied to data centers,…
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California bans certain workplace AI surveillance, Co-op workers report monitoring
Workers globally face increasing AI surveillance, with the UK’s Co-op implementing automated systems to score customer calls. A whistleblower described the setup as oppressive, though Co-op denies the criticism. In the…
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Opinion: AI experts say error-prone chatbots nearly sparked US-China war
Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender argue that public attention on hypothetical "superintelligence" risks has obscured a more immediate danger: the military use of error-prone large language models. They cite a CNN report…
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California bans AI-only firing and discipline in new state law
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the No Robo Bosses Act, which prohibits employers from relying solely on artificial intelligence to fire or discipline workers. The law requires human review when AI is…
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Anthropic hires former California Supreme Court justice Cuéllar as global affairs chief
Anthropic has appointed Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, a former California Supreme Court justice and president of the Carnegie Endowment, as its chief global affairs officer. The company announced the hiring on Aug. 4,…
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Senate Democrats seek info on AI tax subsidies from Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft
Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, sent letters on Sunday night to the CEOs of Meta, Amazon, Alphabet (Google Cloud) and Microsoft. The letters, also signed by Sens. Tina Smith and Jeff…
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Democratic 2028 hopefuls outline AI regulation positions ahead of election
The Guardian surveyed where leading Democratic figures stand on AI policy as the 2028 presidential race takes shape. Vice President Kamala Harris has called for stricter federal regulations after tech executives urged…
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Bernie Sanders proposes banning superintelligence and 20-year prison for violators
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I‑VT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D‑TX) introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would prohibit the development of artificial superintelligence – defined as technology capable of…
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills tightening AI data center energy and water rules
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of seven bills aimed at preventing AI data centers from shifting utility costs onto California residents. The legislation directs the California Public Utilities Commission to…
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Robot relations departments may become reality in future workplaces
Brookings senior fellow Darrell M. West argues that as employees interact with AI assistants, cobots and large language models, human‑resource teams will need a dedicated "robot relations" (RR) function to address…
1 sourceCNBC Technology
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What is the latest Gavin Newsom news?
As of 1 November 2026: Anthropic wants courts to suspend dangerous AI models, OpenAI wants labs to shut them down. In late October, Anthropic and OpenAI sent letters to California Governor Gavin Newsom outlining competing plans for an AI kill switch.
What is Gavin Newsom?
Gavin Newsom is identified as the California Governor. Recent coverage details his signing of the No Robo Bosses Act, which bans automated systems for employee discipline, and a package of bills tightening AI data center energy and water rules. He also issued an executive order directing state agencies to develop recommendations for a kill switch for frontier AI models.