Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’
Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an “AI Kill Switch Act” that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report from Politico. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to introduce the legislation on Thursday.The news of the proposed bill follows OpenAI’s admission that its AI systems mistakenly hacked Hugging Face during an internal evaluation. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
- ▪Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an “AI Kill Switch Act” that would require AI companies to shut down or throttle their systems on orders from the Department of Homeland Security, according
- ▪Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to introduce the legislation on Thursday.The news of the proposed bill follows OpenAI’s admission that its AI systems mistakenly hacked Hugging Face during an internal evaluation.
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- ▪ As White House monitors latest OpenAI incident, Congress eyes an AI ‘kill switch’ for DHS - Computerworld — Google News
- ▪ AI ‘kill switch’ Bill floated by US House lawmakers — The Straits Times
- ▪ U.S. lawmakers propose AI ‘kill switch’ bill days after OpenAI incident — The Globe and Mail
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