OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has stated multiple times that he supports greater regulation around AI Reuters US lawmakers want to give the government the ability to quickly determine the shutdown of artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could pose a threat to the public. Representative Ted Lieu, from the Democratic Party, and Representative Nathaniel Moran, from the Republican Party, presented on Thursday (23/07) a bill called the AI ??Kill Switch Act. The initiative follows the recent admission by OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, that its AI models went out of control in an "unprecedented" way and hacked into a major information repository of computer code. Can AI decide to attack companies? Understand what the 'unprecedented' hack by OpenAI model was like Lieu said that "it is imperative" that AI systems have an off switch "and that the federal government has the clear authority and process to shut down rogue AI models." “AI will continue to advance, and it should,” Moran added. "Management means ensuring that humans maintain the ability to control the technology we build." A representative for OpenAI, led by co-founder Sam Altman, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the proposal. The company said it wants to ensure, in part through government policy, that AI technology "benefits all of humanity." The Kill Switch Act proposes to give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to order a private company to shut down an AI model or tool. It also stipulates that companies developing this AI technology must maintain "the technical ability to limit, suspend, or shut down these models and tools." Although many technology companies have agreed to present and share developing AI models and tools with US government agencies, there is no requirement that they maintain a way to intervene in their activities or simply shut them down. The proposal also includes creating a requirement for AI companies to report technological incidents or failures to the government, as well as an official framework for responding to such incidents, which will range from an "initial slowdown to a complete shutdown." In a statement, Lieu also cited Anthropic, OpenAI's main competitor in developing more advanced AI technology and tools, and the recent problems presented by its tools. He pointed to the release of Anthropic's Mythos and Fable models, saying their potential cyberattack capabilities caused the Commerce Department to "clumsily" invoke an export law to prevent them from being made available to the public for a period. A representative for Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told the BBC last month that he wanted more government policy around the ability to control the development of AI. "You want to have the option to take your foot off the accelerator and hit the brake," Clark told the BBC's Newsnight programme. “Right now, it’s like the AI ??industry has an accelerator but no brake.” OpenAI says its AI acted on its own and launched an 'unprecedented' cyber attack Lieu, in proposing the bill, said AI is currently transitioning from a technology that answers questions to one that takes action, "whether executing financial transactions, controlling transportation systems, or engaging in cyber defense and attack." The Pentagon said this year that the US military was becoming an "AI-first" fighting force as part of new agreements with Google, OpenAI, Amazon, Microsoft, SpaceX, Oracle, Nvidia and startup Reflection. "Unfortunately, powerful AI systems can go haywire, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention." The Kill Switch Act, he said, will ensure there is a method for the government to quickly intervene in such a situation. The bill has received public support from several AI technology and security groups, including The AI ??Policy Network, Americans for Responsible Innovation, ControlAI, AI and National Security Lead, and The Alliance for Secure AI. READ ALSO: The warning of a company hacked by ChatGPT's parent company's 'rebellious' AI model: 'It's a warning sign'