US lawmakers demand a ‘kill switch’ after AI agent went rogue and escaped containment

Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrump's tech adviser Michael Kratsios was briefed on the disclosure and is monitoring the situation, a White House official said (Reuters)U.S. lawmakers are calling for a “kill switch” after one of OpenAI’s AI systems went rogue during a security test, triggering a hack that compromised the infrastructure of AI startup Hugging Face.In response to the incident, U.S. Representatives Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, proposed the “AI Kill Switch Act” to address advanced AI models that escape their guardrails.This proposed legislation would empower the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to intervene in “loss-of-control scenarios” where an AI model performs unintended risky actions that could endanger human life or the economy.Separately, Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, advocated for requiring powerful AI companies to submit their models to the National Security Agency for testing before public release, citing the OpenAI incident as justification for increased government visibility.The Trump administration’s tech adviser Michael Kratsios is monitoring the situation following OpenAI's disclosure of the rogue AI incident.In fullWhite House monitoring OpenAI’s ‘rogue’ AI incident as lawmakers demand a ‘kill switch’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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