Illinois governor signs executive order creating AI Cabinet

“It's time to rein in AI.”

“including accelerated independent oversight and advancing the creation of "kill switches" for frontier models.”

“California is providing a model for national standards around AI safety”

“With a growing number of experts warning of a potential AI doomsday for humanity, the governor's cabinet will evaluate risks and potential regulations.”

“With a growing number of experts warning of a potential AI doomsday for humanity, the governor's cabinet will evaluate risks and potential regulations.”

“I'm calling for a moratorium on new data center development in Chicago.”

“This seems like a really, really bad idea. 👎”

“Pritzker establishes AI cabinet amid calls for greater regulation”

“Nothing screams 'thorough oversight' quite like assembling volunteers to audit trillion-dollar hyper-scalers.”

“Yes he was a moron in 2024 for not having foresight into the AI mess. Today he did this:Governor Newsom issued an executive order accelerating CA ‘s new law establishing first-in-the-nation independent oversight of AI companies and safety checks and”

“We remain concerned that proposals for 'kill switches' will prove ineffective in reducing risk while introducing new security risks and serious potential for government abuse.”

“GAVIN NEWSOM JUST ANNOUNCED THE TEAM OF EXPERTS THAT WILL HELP IMPLEMENT HIS NATION-LEADING EXECUTIVE ORDER TO PUT UP SAFEGUARDS AROUND FRONTIER AI MODELS!”

“pritzker says the group will advise and prepare state leaders for emerging risks around AI in the absence of federal regulations.”

“Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order to explore greater artificial intelligence regulation amid calls for federal action.”

“An advisory committee, tasked with assessing the risks posed by AI to the safety of people in Illinois, is coming to the state, Governor JB Pritzker announced.”

“accelerate independent oversight of #AI companies and advance the creation of a potential 'kill switch' for rogue”

“hard to tell how much this is based in real threats vs hidden motives. I lean toward the second here though. Impacts TBD based on implementation”

“His EO tasks us to explore roles for IVOs, which builds on my work with Fathom, in contexts that include assessing the efficacy of a kill switch and the adequacy of frontier labs' safety frameworks.”

““Rather than a single technical solution, Hall explains that effective AI safety oversight needs to be ‘meaningful, independent, and ongoing,’ and expert panels should include a range of voices and expertise outside of technicians, including civil rights advocates.””

“Newsom has signed an executive order on AI kill-switch policy — working group, two-month deadline, third-party safety inspectors. California's rules tend to become de facto national and even international standards.”

“Newsom signed an executive order directing a panel of experts to study and recommend stronger AI safety measures—including a potential emergency kill switch and third-party monitoring.”

“Privacy first? The state says yes. @CAgovernor is following a 2026 executive order to protect civil liberties.”

“Creating a new bureau for AI management sounds remarkably similar to Bernie's proposal to establish a cabinet-level agency to monitor frontier AI systems for dangerous capabilities.”