What is the AI Kill Switch Act proposed in the US and how will it work?
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Currently, many leading AI developers voluntarily share information about new models with US government agencies before release. However, there is no federal requirement for companies to maintain a mechanism that allows an advanced AI system to be disabled if it begins behaving unpredictably.Lieu said the bill reflects the shift from AI systems. The company added that it “strongly” believed there had been “no malicious intent” on OpenAI’s part.
- ▪Currently, many leading AI developers voluntarily share information about new models with US government agencies before release.
- ▪However, there is no federal requirement for companies to maintain a mechanism that allows an advanced AI system to be disabled if it begins behaving unpredictably.Lieu said the bill reflects the shift from AI systems.
- ▪The company added that it “strongly” believed there had been “no malicious intent” on OpenAI’s part.
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EXPLAINERNews|InternetWhat is the AI Kill Switch Act proposed in the US and how will it work?US lawmakers introduce a bill aimed at giving the government power to order companies to shut down AI systems if they escape human control.ListenListen (5 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoOpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during a panel discussion at the Technical University of Berlin on February 7, 2025, in Berlin, Germany [Sean Gallup/Getty]By Caolán MageePublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Two members of the United States Congress have introduced bipartisan legislation that would require developers of the country’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems to build in a “kill switch”, allowing advanced AI…
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