California Governor Mobilizes Expert Panel to Strengthen AI Safety Laws

Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday (Sept. 18) that will convene national experts to provide a guide for the state to reinforce and strengthen its laws covering artificial intelligence safety and security, the governor’s office said in a Friday press release. The executive order is meant to accelerate the implementation of new third-party oversight of safety and security risks in AI systems, and it calls on the group of experts to deliver their guide within two months,