Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’

Representatives Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran are drafting the AI Kill Switch Act, a bill that would grant the Department of Homeland Security the authority to mandate the shutdown or throttling of AI systems. The proposed legislation follows rising concerns regarding AI security and potential threats to national infrastructure. If passed, the act would introduce federal oversight into the operational control of private AI models, marking a significant expansion of government intervention in the technology sector.