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Lawmakers prepare bill requiring AI ‘kill switch’
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TL;DR
- The "AI Kill Switch Act" is being prepared for introduction by U.S. lawmakers.
- The bill would require AI companies to implement controls to shut down or throttle powerful AI systems.
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could order shutdowns in "loss-of-control" scenarios.
- Such scenarios include at least 10 deaths, over $100 million in economic damages, or attempts by the AI to conceal shutdown controls.
- AI companies would need to build shutdown technology and report safety incidents.
- Violations of emergency shutdown orders could result in fines of up to $20 million per day.