US lawmakers push for AI ‘kill switch’ after OpenAI models go rogue0

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• July 24, 2026

US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly order the shutdown of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could threaten the public. Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat, and Rep. Nathaniel Moran, a Republican, introduced a bill called the AI ​​Kill Switch Act on Thursday. They did so in light of OpenAI’s recent admission