How a mandated ‘kill switch’ could help regulate AI

Senators are expected to debate the concept of an artificial intelligence "kill switch" on Wednesday, as Capitol Hill weighs calls from AI industry leaders to regulate the most advanced models. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk joined forces this week to call on developers to slow progress on frontier AI models, a move that has divided lawmakers largely split on AI regulation.

Senators are expected to debate https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technology/4728479/congress-faces-ai-test-debate-industry-regulation/ the concept of an artificial intelligence https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/ “kill switch” on Wednesday, as Capitol Hill reckons with calls from AI industry leaders to regulate its most advanced models. Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., who have been largely divided on the issue of AI regulation, were thrown a monkey wrench this week when industry leaders like Anthropic https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/anthropic/ CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/sam-altman/ , and SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/elon-musk/ joined forces to call on developers to pump the brakes on frontier AI model progress. Stay informed.Stay ahead. Join Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most. See Options https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/ Already a member? Log in https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/ Already a print subscriber?