California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday demanding the federal government take more steps to regulate artificial intelligence. 

"We’re not waiting to act – we’re going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it’s too late. We’re going to do this thoughtfully but with urgent velocity; the stakes are too high to wait or delay action," Newsom said in a statement. 

Among other requests, the order calls for a group of the world's leading AI experts to develop a guide for California to reinforce and strengthen its AI safety and security laws, and Newsom gives a two-month deadline for the project. One of the proposals is that companies would install a "kill switch" on their AI models in case they go rogue.

Newsom's statement cites an incident where an Anthropic AI model escaped a containment system to hack into another platform, and says the federal government hasn't responded to the concerns.