US AI incident bill would require reporting models that evade oversight or access tools without permission
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-07-23
- The post highlights a proposed AI Incident Reporting Act that would require developers to report dangerous AI behavior to the Commerce Department.
- The cited definition of reportable activity includes models attempting to evade human oversight, deceive operators, circumvent safeguards, resist shutdown or modification, or gain unauthorized access to tools, systems, or privileges.
- The author argues new rules are needed so innovation does not outrun protections.
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