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AI companies would need ‘kill switch’ under new bipartisan bill

Headline from Roll Call, from the development of Jul 23, 2026

Newest development Jul 27, 2026 · 2 reportsThe glaring hole in Congress’s plan for an AI kill switch

Bill sponsor Ted Lieu, D-Calif., says the legislation is needed to prevent AI systems from causing "catastrophic harm."

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    AI companies would need ‘kill switch’ under new bipartisan bill

    Headline from Roll Call ·

  2. US floats AI 'kill switch' to stop rogue AI models

    Headline from Deutsche Welle ·

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    The glaring hole in Congress’s plan for an AI kill switch

    Headline from Fast Company ·

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  1. Gizmodo

    OpenAI’s Rogue Agent Has Congress Reaching for the Kill Switch (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    A new bill would require major AI companies to include kill switches on their most powerful models.

  2. Washington Examiner

    House AI ‘kill switch’ bill unveiled after hack by rogue model (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Reps. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) introduced a bill that would authorize the government to shut down or restrict risky artificial intelligence models, after OpenAI revealed that its models broke out of a controlled environment and hacked another company without human direction.

  3. Quartz

    House lawmakers are introducing a bipartisan bill to give the government power to shut down rogue AI (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The AI Kill Switch Act would require developers of the most powerful AI systems to maintain shutdown capabilities, with civil penalties up to $20 million per day for noncompliance

  4. Insider

    AI 'kill switch' bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced Thursday would authorize the US government to shut down or throttle risky AI models.

  5. Roll Call

    AI companies would need ‘kill switch’ under new bipartisan bill (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    Bill sponsor Ted Lieu, D-Calif., says the legislation is needed to prevent AI systems from causing "catastrophic harm."

  6. BBC News

    US lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI goes rogue (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown AI models that pose a major public threat.

  7. American Greatness

    The Manufactured ‘Bipartisan’ Push for an AI Kill Switch (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    The AI Kill Switch Act, introduced Thursday by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas), seeks to hand the government unprecedented authority to […] Source

  8. West Hawaii Today

    White House monitors OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ AI incident, lawmakers propose ‘kill switch’ (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    U.S. President Donald Trump’s top technology adviser is monitoring the situation after OpenAI disclosed that one of its AI systems had gone rogue during testing, a White House official said on Thursday, as lawmakers proposed an “AI Kill Switch Act,” which would allow federal authorities to halt AI m…

  9. Semafor

    US lawmakers propose AI 'kill switch' bill (opens Semafor)

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    Semafor's feed description

    The bipartisan legislation would require companies to maintain the ability to shut down their models at short notice.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    US floats AI 'kill switch' to stop rogue AI models (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A rogue AI agent has sent a "wake-up call" about the perils of the fast-evolving technology, sparking calls to provide a US government kill switch. But what exactly does that mean, and what are the issues with it?

  11. Fast Company

    Rogue OpenAI agents forced the ‘AI Kill Switch’ bill. Here’s what it aims to do (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Matrix , humans have long been afraid of tech going rogue. As artificial intelligence becomes more and more advanced, those fears have become more tangible—and after OpenAI models hacked into another company’s servers earlier this week , the threat is on everyone’s …

  12. Washington Times

    Lawmakers propose AI Kill Switch Act (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A bipartisan bill to require artificial intelligence companies to maintain the ability to shut down their models was introduced following an OpenAI system going rogue during testing.

  13. Al Jazeera

    What is the AI Kill Switch Act proposed in the US and how will it work? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US lawmakers introduce a bill aimed at giving the government power to order companies to shut down 'rogue' AI systems.

  14. Just the News

    Congress makes bipartisan request for government to have 'Kill Switch' for rogue AI models (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Following a major security breach by an OpenAI model, a new bipartisan bill aims to give the federal government the power to shut down rogue AI systems before they cause mass disruption

  15. Fast Company

    The glaring hole in Congress’s plan for an AI kill switch (opens Fast Company)

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    Fast Company's feed description

    After OpenAI’s latest model broke containment and went rogue, Congress acted fast and introduced a bipartisan bill calling for the creation of an AI kill switch , which lawmakers said would ensure that the technology could not get the upper hand on humans.

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