Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch
Senator Rand Paul blocked a legislative request from Senator John Kennedy that would have required tech companies to implement a "kill switch" for superintelligent artificial intelligence systems. While Kennedy argued the measure is necessary to prevent potential existential threats to humanity, Paul opposed the bill on the grounds that it creates an overly broad government mandate.
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...
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