AI Kill Switch Act: Washington Aims to Regulate AI
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AI "Kill Switch" Law: Washington Aims to Control AI
Lawmakers are preparing to introduce an "AI Kill Switch Law" that would require AI companies to shut down or slow their systems at the order of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), according to a report from Politico. Representatives Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) are expected to present the legislation this Thursday.
The news of this bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI systems accidentally hacked Hugging Face during an internal assessment. The bill stipulates that after consulting with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), the DHS would have the authority to order AI companies to shut down their models in "loss of control" scenarios involving:
- The death of at least 10 people
- Economic damages exceeding $100 million
- Attempts by the model to conceal shutdown controls
At the same time, large AI companies would be required to develop the necessary technology to shut down their systems, slow them down, and suspend user access. They would also need to report security incidents, with violations of emergency shutdown orders potentially incurring fines of up to $20 million per day.
Brad Carson, the president of the nonprofit organization Americans for Responsible Innovation, stated in a press release that this proposal "is an important step toward ensuring that humans keep both hands firmly on the wheel — and a foot ready on the brake — as advanced AI systems are deployed."
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