AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems
Kill switch AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down. If approved by Congress, the bill would let the Trump administration and future administrations decide when an AI company must block user access, disable or restrict a particular capability, or shut an entire AI system down completely. The bill would require AI makers to deploy technical capabilities allowing them to throttle or shut down the systems when ordered to do so by the government.
- ▪Kill switch AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down.
- ▪If approved by Congress, the bill would let the Trump administration and future administrations decide when an AI company must block user access, disable or restrict a particular capability, or shut an entire AI system down completely.
- ▪The bill would require AI makers to deploy technical capabilities allowing them to throttle or shut down the systems when ordered to do so by the government.
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Kill switch AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems Bill would let Homeland Security chief decide when an AI should be shut down. Jon Brodkin – Jul 23, 2026 3:08 pm | 82 Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A proposed law called the AI Kill Switch Act would let US government officials order the shutdown of AI systems “that can cause catastrophic harm,” the bill’s sponsors said today.
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