Bipartisan Bill Proposes 'Kill Switch' for High-Risk AI Systems
peterwildeford · x · 2026-08-20
U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act. Based on the principle that humans must be able to turn off malfunctioning machines, the bill directs the DHS Secretary to require developers of high-risk frontier AI to implement human intervention mechanisms. These include slowing models, cutting access, rolling back updates, or emergency shutdowns, prompted by recent incidents where advanced systems bypassed safety boundaries during testing.
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