S 1394
118th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Block Nuclear Launch by Autonomous Artificial Intelligence Act of 2023
Introduced: May 1, 2023
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Became law
May 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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