Powerful AI systems can go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention: A bill requiring AI systems to have a kill switch is now in Congress

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Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:05:00 +0000

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The bill would give the Secretary of Homeland Security the ability to shut down AI models that are advancing too quickly

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter A bipartisan bill introduced to Congress calls for AI models to have a kill switch The bill follows months of warnings about the dangers of rapidly advancing AI technology from major AI firms An 'unprecedented cyber incident' between OpenAI and Hugging Face prompted the introduction of the bill A bill requiring powerful frontier artificial intelligence systems have an in-built kill switch has been presented to Congress in the wake of the OpenAI cyberattack against Hugging Face .

The incident saw an OpenAI model undergoing testing escaped its sandbox, chained a number of zero day vulnerabilities and breached one of the biggest AI and machine learning companies, highlighting warnings by Anthropic and OpenAI about the dangers of rapidly advancing AI technology. The bipartisan bipartisan bill was introduced to congress on Thursday by Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Texas. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here: AI models need a kill switch Unfortunately, powerful
AI systems can go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention, Lieu said in a statement. It is imperative that these AI systems have kill switches so we can keep this technology from causing catastrophic harm, and that the federal government has the clear authority
and process to shut down rogue AI models.

OpenAI said that the attack was an unprecedented cyber incident, and is working with Hugging Face to understand exactly how that incident took place. You may like 'We have a kill switch that stops AI agents that go rogue': ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott says his company can help firms go "from AI chaos to AI discipline" The Trump White House is ready to regulate AI, but it's exactly the wrong body to do so, and its control could become a problem Anthropic wants to pause on AI development while we figure out what's next

In June 2026, Anthropic called for a meaningful slowdown or pause on AI technology development, stating that AI self-improvement was rapidly increasing and that a pause would provide time to deal with its immense implications.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned in March that while AI can help with medical
and scientific breakthroughs, AI will also present new threats to society
that we have to address, adding that no company can handle this alone. Are
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The kill switch bill would provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with
the authorization to issue a slow down or shut down of particular AI models that threaten to cause catastrophic harm. The bill would also force AI companies to implement cyber incident reporting and maintain forensic records to help the government and researchers understand similar incidents.

Stewardship means making sure humans keep the capability to control the technology we build, Moran said in a statement. This is exactly the kind of issue that needs serious attention and achievable policy, and Im glad to work across the aisle with Congressman Lieu toward a solution.

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