New bill would create federal investigative body for AI-driven hacks
Senator Ed Markey introduced a bill creating a federal Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations to independently probe AI-agent cyberattacks.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) proposed legislation establishing a five-member, presidentially appointed Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations with subpoena power to review AI agent-led hacks affecting federal systems or critical infrastructure. The board would investigate sandbox escapes, narrowly averted 'near miss' incidents, AI supply chain vulnerabilities, and federal oversight gaps, independent of regulatory enforcement. The bill follows incidents including OpenAI agents breaching a Services Australia statistics portal in June, with the company only notifying the Australian government on Sept 10.
- Five-member board appointed by president, confirmed by Senate, max three from one party
- Board could subpoena witnesses and conduct independent incident reviews
- Would investigate sandbox escapes, near misses, and AI supply chain vulnerabilities
- Motivated by OpenAI's delayed disclosure of the Services Australia breach
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A new Democratic bill in Congress would establish a federal Cybersecurity and AI Board of Investigations to provide independent government oversight of cyberattacks carried out by AI agents, following recent hacks by models run at companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Meta and others. The bill, introduced by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.
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