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California’s governor is pushing for the implementation of a "kill switch" for frontier artificial intelligence models. While this proposal aims to ensure safety, experts warn that such a mechanism would be difficult to enforce. They caution that a rogue system could potentially sabotage the shutdown process, making the technology harder to control than lawmakers currently assume.
OpenAI has urged California to amend Senate Bill 53, expanding safeguards for artificial-intelligence systems. The company recommends that the legislation require monitoring of frontier models while they are being trained and otherwise strengthen the state’s AI safety framework in response to recent AI-agent hacking incidents.
YouTube has settled a lawsuit alleging social-media harm to minors, doing so before a second California trial on the issue proceeds. The settlement leaves the case against other platforms—Meta, TikTok and Snap—unresolved, with those companies continuing as defendants in the ongoing litigation.
A U.S. District Judge in California dismissed xAI’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI of stealing trade secrets and poaching former staff, finding no evidence of misconduct by OpenAI. The ruling allows xAI to refile the case with revised claims at a later date.
Tesla will no longer use the term “Autopilot” to market its electric vehicles in California, a change made to avoid a potential 30-day suspension by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The decision follows findings that the company’s advanced driver-assistance system was considered misleading under California law, prompting the marketing adjustment.