{"slug": "republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch", "title": "Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch", "summary": "Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blocked a Senate floor request from Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Wednesday to pass legislation requiring tech companies to develop a \"kill switch\" for superintelligent AI. Paul argued the bill amounted to an \"open-ended\" government mandate, stalling a measure backed by fears that superintelligent AI could spin out of control and pose an existential threat to humanity.", "body_md": "Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears that it could spin out of control and pose an existential threat to humanity. Paul argued that an “open-ended” government mandate to implement…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6094142-paul-kennedy-ai-kill-switch/", "published_at": "2026-09-16 22:10:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 22:26:30.764612+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Rand Paul", "John Kennedy", "U.S. Senate", "Republican Party"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch.jsonld"}}