News · 2026-07-23
The Kill Switch Act would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order a private company to shut down an AI model, require companies to maintain 'throttle, suspend, shut down' capability, create incident reporting and a graduated response framework ('initial slow down to a full shutdown').
Read the original source →Published: July 23, 2026
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Original sourceLast updated: July 23, 2026
Edited by Juan L Aguirre