A bill that would require so-called “kill switches” in advanced artificial intelligence models failed to pass in the Senate Wednesday.
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., offered the bill by unanimous consent, so all 100 senators had to agree to it, USA Today reported. Kennedy said the bill mandates that developers create their own mechanisms, not the government.
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“My bill will rely on them doing the right thing and exercising their own self-interest in using that kill switch,” Kennedy said. “It just says the AI companies have to have a fire extinguisher. They decide when to use it, but they’ve got to have one.”
GOP Sen. Rand Paul objected to the bill, though. He said he wants to make sure lawmakers have “as many facts as possible before we dictate rules for the whole economy.”
“If Congress acts hastily before the technology is understood, Congress risks killing innovation and setting this technology back decades,” Paul said, according to The Hill.
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