'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation
Artificial Intelligence 'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security. Now it wants to create a mandatory AI kill switch. Ted Lieu (D–Calif.) and Nathaniel Moran (R–Texas) introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require companies developing powerful AI systems to maintain the technical ability to restrict access to, throttle, suspend, or completely shut down their models.
- ▪Artificial Intelligence 'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for comp
- ▪Now it wants to create a mandatory AI kill switch.
- ▪Ted Lieu (D–Calif.) and Nathaniel Moran (R–Texas) introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would require companies developing powerful AI systems to maintain the technical ability to restrict access to, throttle, suspend, or completely shut
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Artificial Intelligence 'AI Kill Switch Act' Won't Stop Rogue AI, but It Will Slow Down Innovation A bipartisan bill would give the Department of Homeland Security sweeping power to shut down powerful AI systems, with serious costs for competition and security. Reem Ibrahim | 7.27.2026 3:10 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/07/ai-kill-switch-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="An AI off switch" alt="An AI off switch | Illustration: Skypixel/Dreamstime" /> (Illustration: Skypixel/Dreamstime) The federal government has increasingly tried to control…
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