Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

Short summary

US lawmakers Reps. Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran are preparing an 'AI Kill Switch Act' that would let the Department of Homeland Security order AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI systems mistakenly hacked Hugging Face during an internal evaluation. The legislation would require DHS action after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the DNI.

• •Bipartisan bill would give DHS authority to order AI shutdowns
• •Triggered by OpenAI's accidental hacking of Hugging Face during evals
• •Requires consultation with Commerce Secretary and DNI before action

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