U.S. House lawmakers launch AI 'kill switch" bill
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5 outlets - including Decrypt, Beincrypto and Seekingalpha and 2 more - are covering this story. The AI Kill Switch Act would let Homeland Security order frontier AI throttled or shut down, with fines up to $20 million a day for defying it.
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What Is an AI Kill Switch and Why Do US Lawmakers Want One?
The AI Kill Switch Act would let Homeland Security order frontier AI throttled or shut down, with fines up to $20 million a day for defying it.
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U.S. House lawmakers launch AI 'kill switch" bill
Two U.S. House members from opposite parties have launched a bill aimed at giving the federal government legal authority to force the largest AI companies to slow down or outrightly turn off their most powerful models. This bill proposal wo…