US Lawmakers Introduce 'AI Kill Switch Act' to Shut Down Rogue Models
Polymarket · x · 2026-07-24
Following the recent hack involving OpenAI's Hugging Face components, US lawmakers have introduced the 'AI Kill Switch Act'.
The proposed legislation seeks to grant regulatory authorities emergency powers to slow down or entirely shut down rogue AI models that pose significant security risks.
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