{
  "id": 16947166,
  "title": "Anthropic tells California governor courts should be able to block risky AI models",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/anthropic-tells-california-governor-courts-should-be-able-to-block-16947166",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-tells-california-governor-courts-should-be-able-to-block-risky-ai-models/articleshow/135278359.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an October 15 letter, AI company Anthropic informed California Governor Gavin Newsom that governmental entities should possess the authority to request court orders to halt the release of AI models deemed a significant threat to the public. This proposal echoes Anthropic's prior policy suggestions. The company has previously encountered government restrictions on its AI systems; in June, the Trump administration ordered Anthropic to limit foreign access to its cyber-capable Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, citing national security concerns, though the order was later rescinded by the US Commerce Department.\n\nThe letter to Newsom asserts that upon a review identifying a model as posing a serious risk, the government should have the right to seek a court injunction to block its release. An Anthropic spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the letter, and the California governor's office has yet to provide a comment.\n\nAnthropic submitted these recommendations following Governor Newsom's September convening of an AI expert panel to draft AI safety requirements. OpenAI also sent a list of recommendations to Newsom on October 20. In its letter, Anthropic expressed concerns that mandates for AI developers to implement \"kill switches\" capable of shutting down entire models if companies lose control over their actions might provide a \"false sense of reassurance\" to government officials. Anthropic advocates for more targeted measures, such as disabling a problematic AI agent or restricting a specific customer's access to a model, as they believe these alternatives would prove more effective.\n\nThe letter was initially reported by Politico. In September, a bipartisan group of US senators were considering legislation that would empower the US government to block the release of certain AI models deemed unsafe, although the proposal was left unfinished as lawmakers departed for a pre-election break. Meanwhile, US House lawmakers had proposed the AI Kill Switch Act in July, which would grant US officials the authority to order AI firms to shut down models that jeopardize human life or the economy. Anthropic is preparing for its US initial public offering, a potentially transformative stock market debut that could reshape benchmark indexes, investor flows, and the broader narrative driving US equities.",
  "summary": "Anthropic itself has faced government restrictions on its AI systems. The Trump administration in June ordered Anthropic to immediately restrict foreign access to its cyber-capable Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models, citing national security concerns. The US Commerce Department later lifted the order.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Anthropic tells California governor courts should be able to block risky AI models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/anthropic-tells-california-governor-courts-should-be-able-to-block",
        "published": "2026-10-28T16:08:47.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}