Gavin Newsoms handpicked tech wizards to stop AI apocalypse revealed

As fears of an AI doomsday fan out from California, Gov.Gavin Newsom has rolled out his Dem-dominated tech squad to conjure a “kill switch.”In an announcement Wednesday, the governor revealed the group of advisers who will help shape stronger guardrails on artificial intelligence rules — and likely elevate Newsom’s image as the most AI-focused candidate for president in 2028.A review by The California Post found that each of the experts either have cozy ties to the Democratic establishment — two served in the White House for Democratic presidents — or a track record of financing progressive and far-left campaigns.

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By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story Jason Goldman led product development at Google and helped launch Twitter before overseeing digital strategy for former President Barack Obama, whom he continues to advise on technology issues, according to his LinkedIn.Goldman also serves as an adviser to the Center for Shared AI Prosperity, which counts the controversial political operative Morris Katz — a former advisor to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and disgraced ex-Senate candidate Graham Platner — among its advisors.Alondra Nelson was a top science and technology official in President Joe Biden’s White House, and she has served as a senior fellow for the Center for American Progress, a liberal Washington D.C.

think tank that gave Newsom a platform to talk about AI earlier this year.Nelson has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates over the last two decades, according to federal campaign records, including multiple contributions last year to the campaign of Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic US Senate candidate in Michigan and leading voice of the far-left progressive movement.Goldman and Nelson will be joined by Stanford prof...