Andrew Yang Calls for AI Kill Switch as Safety Fears Mount
Andrew Yang is urging a federal crackdown on frontier AI labs, arguing that powerful models are advancing faster than safety rules. He says the U.S. can compete with China without letting AI companies deploy increasingly capable systems with little oversight. Yang wants Congress to require strong liability for AI harms, waiting periods before deployment, and a “kill switch” for powerful models. He says many AI researchers are asking lawmakers for guardrails before market pressure leads to irreversible harm. He also pointed to recent incidents involving OpenAI and Anthropic as evidence that frontier systems can cross dangerous boundaries. Yang says concern about AI is bipartisan and notes that ordinary businesses face heavy regulation while AI models face almost none.
