{
  "id": 8288754,
  "title": "California governor signs order to explore AI 'kill switch'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/california-governor-signs-order-to-explore-ai-kill-switch",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/09/18/california-governor-signs-order-to-explore-ai-kill-switch_6757683_13.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While Newsom's order does not impose a kill switch, referring to the ability to halt an AI system when it is deemed to have malfunctioned or gone off the rails, it directs state agencies to report by November 16 on whether one is feasible.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "California governor signs executive order to develop AI 'kill switch'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/california-governor-signs-executive-order-to-develop-ai-kill-switch",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:42:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Newsom is ordering California to pursue an AI 'kill switch' for frontier models",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/newsom-is-ordering-california-to-pursue-an-ai-kill-switch-for",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:00:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}