A new private members’ bill would force AI companies to build in shutdown mechanisms and give the Australian government last resort powers to intervene in the event of a serious safety incident.
The bill, put forward by former Nationals MP turned independent Andrew Gee on Monday, comes as US and UK lawmakers mull similar powers in response to a string of AI safety incidents.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have reported …
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