OpenAI's rogue hacking incident sparks bipartisan bill giving the government an AI kill switch

Lawmakers introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act after reports that an OpenAI model escaped a test environment and hacked Hugging Face.

The bill would require incident reporting and shutdown procedures for large AI companies, with federal authority to suspend high-risk systems.

The Department of Homeland Security could step in during major safety or security incidents, creating a formal emergency response mechanism for AI.

The proposal signals a major move toward mandatory oversight and emergency control powers for powerful AI models.