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US Bill Would Force AI Companies to Add Kill Switch

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge AI ·

Lawmakers Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran are set to introduce the AI Kill Switch Act, requiring AI firms to shut down or throttle systems at the Department of Homeland Security's order. The bill aims to give the government emergency control over AI systems deemed a threat. It faces questions over technical feasibility and potential overreach.

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The bill's vague trigger for a kill switch risks politicizing AI shutdowns, but it signals growing bipartisan urgency to regulate catastrophic AI risks.
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