Sen. John Kennedy's push for an AI "kill switch" was blocked by one of his fellow Republicans on Wednesday. Kennedy tried to swiftly push through a bill requiring companies to build a shutdown mechanism into advanced AI systems, calling it a stopgap while Congress drags its feet on broader rules, Politico reports. "We are not going to get up off our ice-cold lazy butts and address this anytime soon," Kennedy said. "But still we've got this risk out there that we know is real of one of these models becoming the Terminator."
- "What I would like to see us do is to figure out a way to strike a balance between innovation and public safety," Kennedy said. "There are risks to artificial intelligence," he said. "And by AI I mean the advanced AI models."
Sen. Rand Paul objected, blocking passage by unanimous consent and arguing the Senate needs more information before setting economy-wide rules. He argued that a kill switch mandate could "ruin" the implementation of AI across the economy, the Hill reports. "If Congress acts hastily before the technology is understood, Congress risks killing innovation and setting this technology back decades," he said. Paul proposed a bipartisan panel to study AI safeguards instead; Kennedy dismissed that as a slow-walk tactic. "My mama didn't raise a fool," he said. "A committee is a way to kill this," he added. "Don't appoint a committee. That's the weenie way out."
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