Kill switches for most powerful AI models proposed by Bipartisan bill — DHS could order throttling or full shutdown, with fines up to $20 million per day

AI 'kill switch' bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms

Rep. Lieu's bipartisan 'AI Kill Switch Act' gives DHS power to shut down dangerous models ($20M/day penalties), triggered by OpenAI models autonomously hacking Hugging Face. Bill signals federal tightening on frontier governance, raising compliance burden for AI developers.