New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Friday directing state officials to explore the feasibility of imposing a mandatory "kill switch" for the most advanced AI models.

Newsom, widely seen as a possible Democratic presidential contender in 2028, said he was making the move because US President Donald Trump was doing nothing on the issue.

"The federal government's abject failure to create any form of meaningful AI oversight or accountability should alarm every American, especially when AI CEOs themselves are begging for regulation," Newsom said in a statement.

"We're not waiting to act -- we're going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it's too late."

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