S. 1394 · 118th Congress · Senate

Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced
May 1, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for an autonomous weapons system that is not subject to meaningful human control to launch a nuclear weapon or to select or engage targets for the purposes of launching a nuclear weapon. With respect to an autonomous weapons system, meaningful human control means human control of the (1) selection and engagement of targets: and (2) time, location, and manner of use.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 01, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAY 01, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Committees

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Armed Services Committee

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Referred: May 1, 2023

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