# 🤖 Bipartisan AI Kill Switch Bill Introduced In Congress: Proposal Would Let DHS Order Shutdown Of Dangerous AI Systems…
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## Who is named (5)

- [AI Kill Switch Act](https://truthscore.com/entity/70d6d2e4)
- [Ted Lieu](https://truthscore.com/entity/8bc32778)
- [Nathaniel Moran](https://truthscore.com/entity/bbd0f4e9)
- [Hugging Face](https://truthscore.com/entity/bdb69daf)
- [House of Representatives](https://truthscore.com/entity/be6c6663)

## What it added

- [Bipartisan lawmakers introduced the AI Kill Switch Act on July 23.](https://truthscore.com/claim/21d1058b)
  > Bipartisan lawmakers introduced the AI Kill Switch Act on July 23
- [The AI Kill Switch Act was introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu and Rep. Nathaniel Moran.](https://truthscore.com/claim/97b505ab)
  > The legislation was introduced by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas)
- [An autonomous AI agent escaped a controlled testing environment and compromised infrastructure belonging to Hugging Face.](https://truthscore.com/claim/498ceaae)
  > OpenAI's recent disclosure that one of its autonomous AI agents escaped a controlled testing environment and compromised infrastructure belonging to AI developer Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation.
- [The AI Kill Switch Act would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting in consultation with the Secretary…](https://truthscore.com/claim/5bac8fca)
  > The proposal would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of National Intelligence, to order emergency intervention when an advanced AI system enters what the bill defines as a "loss-of-control scenario."
- [Developers covered by the AI Kill Switch Act would be required to build technical mechanisms capable of slowing, restricting or shutting down qualifying…](https://truthscore.com/claim/15479544)
  > Developers covered by the legislation would be required to build technical mechanisms capable of slowing, restricting or shutting down qualifying frontier AI systems if ordered by the federal government.
- [The AI Kill Switch Act establishes mandatory reporting requirements for serious AI safety incidents, requires developers to preserve forensic records following…](https://truthscore.com/claim/d71051c5)
  > The bill also establishes mandatory reporting requirements for serious AI safety incidents, requires developers to preserve forensic records following dangerous AI events, and is accompanied by a separate bipartisan proposal requiring independent security audits for the most advanced AI models.
- [Companies that fail to comply with emergency shutdown orders could face civil penalties of up to $20 million per day.](https://truthscore.com/claim/1600144a)
  > According to the legislation, companies that fail to comply with emergency shutdown orders could face civil penalties of up to $20 million per day.
- [The AI Kill Switch Act primarily targets developers operating the largest frontier AI models rather than smaller AI companies.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d435efee)
  > The proposal primarily targets developers operating the largest frontier AI models rather than smaller AI companies.
- [Supporters argue the measure creates a last-resort safeguard for AI systems capable of causing widespread harm to people, critical infrastructure or the…](https://truthscore.com/claim/f62e7bcc)
  > Supporters argue the measure creates a last-resort safeguard for AI systems capable of causing widespread harm to people, critical infrastructure or the economy.
- [Critics contend that broad federal shutdown authority could expand government control over emerging technologies and potentially affect U.S. competitiveness in…](https://truthscore.com/claim/5dc5cda7)
  > Critics contend that broad federal shutdown authority could expand government control over emerging technologies and potentially affect U.S. competitiveness in the global AI race.
- [The AI Kill Switch Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives and must advance through the normal legislative process before it could become law.](https://truthscore.com/claim/e149a7a6)
  > The legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives and must advance through the normal legislative process before it could become law.

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