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AI Kill Switch Act would let DHS throttle or shut down rogue models

  • IT News--4sysops.com
  • published date: 2026-07-26 17:08:19 UTC

US lawmakers have introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act, requiring developers of the most powerful AI systems to retain a technical means of slowing, suspending, or shutting down their models. The proposal would cover systems built with more than $100 …

The Department of Homeland Security would be able to order those interventions when a system enters a loss-of-control scenario that could cause catastrophic harm to people, critical infrastructure, o… [+990 chars]