AI 'kill switch' bill unveiled as OpenAI hack raises alarms

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) Jim Vondruska/Getty Images A newly proposed bill would authorize the US government to shut down or throttle AI models it views as risky. The legislation comes days after OpenAI disclosed what it called an "unprecedented" cyber incident involving Hugging Face. POLITICO viewed text of the new legislation, dubbed the "AI Kill Switch Act." A bipartisan House bill slated to be introduced on Thursday would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to order top…