News Wrap: Newsom signs order for AI safety in California
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to implement AI safety measures, including a potential 'kill switch' for advanced models. President Trump announced a new Medicaid drug pricing program involving all 50 states. Meanwhile, Russia is conducting its first parliamentary elections since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
In our news wrap Friday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that aims to speed up safety measures for AI, including a possible 'kill switch' for advanced models, President Trump announced that all 50 states will participate in a new Medicaid drug pricing program and Russians are voting in the country's first parliamentary elections since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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