Governors of California, Illinois, and Oregon sign executive orders to regulate unconstrained AI models

In response to concerns raised by recent AI incidents involving frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek each took executive actions last week to strengthen AI regulation. Pritzker issued an executive order establishing the Illinois Artificial Intelligence Cabinet, while Kotek directed the state's chief information officer to develop third-party AI safety review standards and assess the feasibility of a "kill switch" requirement for frontier AI models. Newsom also signed AB 1792, requiring schools to incorporate content on dating abuse, digital violence, and AI deepfakes into health education curricula.