AI Kill Switch Act

This bill, known as the AI Kill Switch Act, requires companies developing high-cost artificial intelligence systems to build the technical ability to immediately stop or shut down their technology if it poses a serious risk. It defines "covered technology" as AI systems trained using more than $100 million in computing power and applies these rules to businesses that earn at least $500 million annually from such systems, while exempting non-commercial or academic users. Under the law, companies must report incidents causing significant harm or loss of control and could face emergency orders from the Department of Homeland Security to throttle, disable, or fully shut down their AI if a dangerous event occurs. The legislation also establishes a graduated framework for corrections, allowing for proportional responses like limiting user access or compute resources before resorting to a complete shutdown, and includes provisions for civil penalties and judicial review.