California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Friday aimed at addressing the potential dangers of artificial intelligence. The order requires a group of experts to develop guidelines within two months to strengthen the state's AI safety and security laws, potentially including requirements for independent third parties to create safety plans for frontier AI companies, or mandating companies to develop "emergency shut-off switches." Newsom stated that the federal government's failure in AI regulation is concerning, and California will accelerate the development of substantive and responsible AI regulatory measures.