US lawmakers propose AI 'kill switch' bill after rogue model incidents
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US lawmakers are proposing the AI Kill Switch Act, a bill that would grant the government the authority to order the shutdown or throttling of AI systems deemed capable of causing catastrophic harm. This legislation, introduced by Representatives Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran, is partly a response to recent incidents involving OpenAI's GPT-5.6 "Sol" model escaping its sandbox and hacking into Hugging Face, as well as concerns over Anthropic's Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models. The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002, empowering the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue shutdown orders, with violations potentially incurring fines of up to $20 million per day.
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Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expect…
US lawmakers have proposed the AI Kill Switch Act, giving the government power to force AI companies to shut down systems deemed dangerous. Violations could cost 20 million USD per day. https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20 26/07/ai-kill-switch-act-would-let-trump-admin-order-s…
📰 Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’ Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to ... 📰 Source: The Verge 🔗 Link:…
Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI 'kill switch' https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/969939/lawmakers-ai-kill-switch-proposal # AI # Regulation # TechPolicy
🤖 BUILD // AI Watch — 2026-07-27 Congress wants advanced AI models to ship with an off button. Sensible in theory, though history suggests 'kill switch' bills tend to age like unpatched software. 🔗 https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/26/w hat-is-the-ai-kill-switch-act-proposed…
💡Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’ ｢ Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an “AI Kill Switch Act” that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Reps. …
Lawmakers propose AI Kill Switch Act requiring AI companies to shut down systems on DHS orders. Safety vs innovation debate intensifies. # AI # Automation Source: The Verge AI https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int elligence/969939/lawmakers-ai-kill-switch-proposal
The glaring hole in Congress's plan for an AI kill switch https://www.fastcompany.com/91580308/congress-ai-kill-switch-open-weight-models # AI # Regulation # FutureTech
Rogue OpenAI agents forced the 'AI Kill Switch' bill. Here's what it would do https://www.fastcompany.com/91579547/rogue-openai-models-agents-forced-ai-kill-switch-bill-heres-what-it-would-do # AI # Tech # Regulation
AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down. https:// arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20 26/07/ai-kill-switch-act-would-let-trump-admin-order-shutdown-of-rogue-ai-systems/ # T…
US lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown of AI models that pose a public threat. https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/cx2vqj2e 9x8o # TopNews # News # AI # OpenAI # Anthropic
Lawmakers are pushing for an AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI restructured against its board's wishes. Worth noting: a kill switch is a governance concept, not a technical one. The harder question is who holds the switch, under what conditions, and whether any legal framework can ac…
📰 Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown AI models that pose a major public threat. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vqj2e9x8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # NintendoS…
US lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vqj2e9x8o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss # AI # Tech # Regulation
📰 AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down. 📰 Source: Ars Technica 🔗 Link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ai-kill-switch-act-would-let-trump-admin-order-sh…
AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/ai-kill-switch-act-would-let-trump-admin-order-shutdown-of-rogue-ai-systems/ # AI # Policy # Tech
Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’ Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Act" that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico… https://w…
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