{
  "id": 7888976,
  "title": "Republicans clash on Senate floor over AI kill switch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/republicans-clash-on-senate-floor-over-ai-kill-switch",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:10:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6094142-paul-kennedy-ai-kill-switch/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears that it could spin out of control and pose an existential threat to humanity. Paul argued that an “open-ended” government mandate to implement...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}