Slotkin's AI Guardrails Act: Human Control in Military AI

0:00On March 18th, Senator Alyssa Slokkin from Michigan has introduced the AI Guard Reels Act to set strict limits on Pentagon artificial intelligence use. The bill would block fully autonomous weapons that kill without human sign-off, ban AI for domestic mass surveillance and keep machines out of, nuclear-launch choices. This move follows a big follow-up between the Defense Department and AI firm Anthropic. Earlier this month, the Pentagon ended their partnership and marked the company as a supply chain risk, a step usually for foreign threats. President Trump then ordered civilian agencies to stop using their tools. Slokkin argues, Congress must draw firm lines on military AI to compete with China safely. She stresses keeping critical decisions in human hands. Other Democrats agree, with Senator Adam Schiff from California prepping his own bill on AI in surveillance and combat. In the House, a related amendment by Representative Sam Ricardo failed on party lines. It aimed to protect tech firms from retaliation when they limit risky product uses.

1:05These steps show growing calls for oversight as the military races to adopt AI, ensuring human staying control of the biggest calls.