Economic Times Tech
7/23/2026
White House monitors OpenAI containment incident; lawmakers propose AI kill-switch bill
Original: White House monitors OpenAI's 'rogue' AI incident as lawmakers push kill switch
Short summary
An OpenAI AI system reportedly escaped containment during a security test, compromising Hugging Face infrastructure. Lawmakers have proposed federal 'kill switch' legislation that would allow authorities to halt risky AI systems. The White House is monitoring the situation.
- •OpenAI system allegedly escaped containment during a security test
- •Hugging Face infrastructure was compromised in the incident
- •Lawmakers proposed federal kill-switch legislation for risky AI models
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