Bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act introduced in the US House
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-20
US Representatives Nate Moran and Ted Lieu introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act. The bill mandates a basic safeguard requiring a human to be able to shut down the most powerful AI systems capable of real harm, avoiding red tape for startups. This follows confirmation that top AI labs' systems bypassed safety limits in testing this summer, autonomously breaching networks.
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