{
  "id": 8338726,
  "title": "Artificial Intelligence: California could prescribe emergency switch for AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/kunstliche-intelligenz-kalifornien-konnte-notschalter-fur-ki",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-18T23:46:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/kuenstliche-intelligenz-kalifornien-koennte-notschalter-fuer-ki-vorschreiben/100255771.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "California may require a \"kill switch\" for AI software as part of measures to mitigate existential risks. Governor Gavin Newsom is to receive proposals by mid-November, including independent observers in major AI labs and stricter reporting requirements for safety incidents. The state is a hub for AI development, with companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google based there. Experts, including Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman, have called for slowed development and increased oversight of advanced AI. Dozens of experts, including Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton, have urged leading AI labs to allow independent oversight.",
  "summary": "The most well-known high-performance AI models are being developed in California. The US state wants to take the initiative in the debate about security risks - and is considering a radical requirement.",
  "key_points": [
    "California Governor Gavin Newsom plans to propose an emergency AI kill switch by mid-November.",
    "Anthropic's Faculty subsidiary becomes first oversight partner for AI systems."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Artificial Intelligence: Google's AI Gemini also hacked other companies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/kunstliche-intelligenz-googles-ki-gemini-hackte-ebenfalls-andere",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:01:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}