California governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday proposing a "kill switch" for frontier AI models as part of a comprehensive solution, convening national experts to create new AI safety recommendations within a two-month time frame. Newsom said the state would speed up work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it is too late, adding that the stakes are too high to wait or delay action. The expert panel will submit recommendations to Newsom's office, which would then update state laws surrounding AI safety. The order includes embedding "designated independent verification organizations" in AI labs for periodic audits and evaluations, and tasks the panel with exploring requirements for AI companies to file reports and risk assessments to a third-party organization and to disclose "loss-of-control incidents," like the Hugging Face incident. Last week, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposed a three-step plan to slow AI development, suggesting AI companies agree to "ongoing, employee-like access" for third-party evaluators focused on safety and compliance.