Just Before Hugging Face Breach, 'AI Kill Switch' Bill Was Introduced in Congress

Congress introduced bipartisan 'AI Kill Switch' legislation requiring major AI developers to maintain shutdown capabilities and report serious safety incidents to the federal government; the bill's July 13 draft predates the OpenAI-Hugging Face breach disclosed on July 16-21, which lawmakers cited as justification.

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