US bill proposes DHS kill switches for powerful AI models

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-23 15:02

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. proposes the creation of "kill switches" for the most powerful AI models, allowing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to order throttling or complete shutdowns in cases of catastrophic harm. The AI Kill Switch Act targets models costing over $100 million to train and imposes daily fines of up to $20 million for non-compliance. This legislation is partly inspired by recent incidents involving OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Mythos 5, though it exempts issues arising during structured testing like red-teaming. AI

IMPACT Could lead to increased government oversight and control over advanced AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Bipartisan bill proposing significant regulatory action for AI models. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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US bill proposes DHS kill switches for powerful AI models

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Kill switches for most powerful AI models proposed by Bipartisan bill — DHS could order throttling or full shutdown, with fines up to $20 million per day

The bill amends the Homeland Security Act and covers companies earning at least $500 million in annual revenue from a model trained with compute costing more than $100 million.

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Kill switches for most powerful AI models proposed by Bipartisan bill — DHS could order throttling or full shutdown, with fines up to $20 million per day

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