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AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

AI Kill Switch Act would let Trump admin order shutdown of rogue AI systems

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A proposed law called the AI Kill Switch Act would let US government officials order the shutdown of AI systems "that can cause catastrophic harm," the bill's sponsors said today. If approved by Congress, the bill would let the Trump administration and future administrations decide when an AI company must block user ac

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A proposed law called the AI Kill Switch Act would let US government officials order the shutdown of AI systems "that can cause catastrophic harm," the bill's sponsors said today.

If approved by Congress, the bill would let the Trump administration and future administrations decide when an AI company must block user access, disable or restrict a particular capability, or shut an entire AI system down completely.

The bill would require AI makers to deploy technical capabilities allowing them to throttle or shut down the systems when ordered to do so by the government.

The bill would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 with authority for the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to order the suspension or shutdown of AI systems.

AI developers that refuse to shut systems down could face fines of up $20 million for each day on which a violation occurs. Read full article Comments

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