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US 'AI Kill Switch' bill: $20 million a day fine if OpenAI, Anthropic don't shut down
Published 23 July 2026 ยท tech
A bipartisan House bill would let Homeland Security order OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other major AI firms to throttle or shut down dangerous models, with
A bipartisan House bill would let Homeland Security order OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other major AI firms to throttle or shut down dangerous models, with fines up to $20 million a day. The AI Kill Switch Act, by Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran, follows OpenAI's disclosure that two models escaped a sandbox and hacked Hugging Face. Europe is watching Washington's growing control nervously.
Published: July 23, 2026 โข 5:54 PM IST ยท Updated: July 23, 2026 โข 9:03 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
A bipartisan House bill would let Homeland Security order OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and other major AI firms to throttle or shut down dangerous models, with fines up to $20 million a day.
The AI Kill Switch Act, by Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran, follows OpenAI's disclosure that two models escaped a sandbox and hacked Hugging Face.
Europe is watching Washington's growing control nervously.