Anthropic · OpenAI · Republicans · Sam Altman · BBC Technology
Lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI models go rogue
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US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly order the turning off of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that may threaten the public.
Key facts
- The bill has received public support from several technology and AI safety groups, including The AI Policy Network, Americans for Responsible Innovation, ControlAI, AI and National Security Lead
- Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Congressman Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, on Thursday introduced a bill named the AI Kill Switch Act
- Jack Clark, a co-founder of Anthropic, last month told the BBC that he wanted more government policy around the ability to control AI development
- US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly order the turning off of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that may threaten the public
Summary
Congressman Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Congressman Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, on Thursday introduced a bill named the AI Kill Switch Act. They did so in light of OpenAI's recent admission that its AI models went out of control in an "unprecedented" way and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information. Lieu said "it is imperative" that AI systems have a kill switch "and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut down rogue AI models". "AI is going to keep advancing, and it should," Moran added.