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Brendan Steinhauser

CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI; longtime Republican political strategist and former Tea Party organizer

Congressmen Lieu and Moran deserve credit for confronting this before a crisis forces the question, and Congress should act swiftly to ensure that humans remain the ones who can say stop, no matter how capable these systems become.

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Ted Lieu, “Reps Lieu and Moran Introduce Bill to Require Kill Switch for AI Systems That Can Cause Catastrophic Harm,” July 23, 2026.

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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment

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AI Verified Quote explicitly supports AI Kill Switch Act requiring systems to be controllable/shut down; directly supports kill-switch containment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Quote urges Congress to act swiftly so humans retain ability to stop capable systems; this supports kill-switch containment. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Ted Lieu’s July 23, 2026 press release quotes Brendan Steinhauser with this exact wording. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment

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Require human-in-the-loop oversight for agentic AI systems acting in high-stakes domains

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