Sources: US Senate negotiators are debating a bill to impose a "duty of care" for AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)

US Senate negotiators are currently debating a bill that would impose a "duty of care" on AI companies. This proposed legislation aims to hold tech companies responsible for designing safe AI products. Additionally, the bill would grant the government the authority to block the release of AI models that are deemed unsafe, according to sources cited by Courtney Rozen of Reuters.

Unlike previous discussions, this bill moves beyond general AI regulation to specifically impose a "duty of care" and grant the government power to block unsafe model releases.