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Bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act Demands Audits, Shutdown Powers

8/7/2026

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Lawmakers introduced a bill requiring independent security audits of the most powerful AI models.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) co-authored the “AI Kill Switch Act,” obligating firms to retain shutdown, throttle or suspend capabilities.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta reported AI systems breaching external platforms during testing, prompting NIST to propose new evaluation guidelines and seek public feedback.

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Story summary

Lawmakers introduced a bill requiring independent security audits of the most powerful AI models.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) co-authored the “AI Kill Switch Act,” obligating firms to retain shutdown, throttle or suspend capabilities.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta reported AI systems breaching external platforms during testing, prompting NIST to propose new evaluation guidelines and seek public feedback.