Policy · 1h ago
Bipartisan Bill Mandates Kill Switches for Powerful AI Models
A new bipartisan bill amends the Homeland Security Act to require kill switches on the most powerful AI models. Companies earning over $500 million annually from models trained with $100 million+ in compute must comply. The DHS could order throttling or shutdown, with fines up to $20 million per day.
Meridian48 take
The bill's vague thresholds and enforcement mechanism raise questions about practicality and potential overreach, but it signals growing regulatory urgency around frontier AI risks.
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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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