Gavin Newsom is pushing for an AI kill switch

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing a bill that would require a built-in kill switch for large AI models. It targets models trained with over 10^26 FLOPS, and developers must ensure remote shutdown capability. Newsom's team argues Congress won't act before the midterms, so California wants to lead. The bill is still a proposal—the post doesn't spell out technical standards, who can trigger the switch, or penalties.