US lawmakers propose bill banning autonomous AI control of nuclear weapons

US legislators introduced bipartisan legislation prohibiting the use of AI to autonomously launch nuclear weapons without meaningful human control.
The bill would codify the Pentagon's policy requiring human oversight for any nuclear launch decisions into law.
Lawmakers aim to preempt potential future policies that could give AI systems sole control over firing nuclear missiles.
The military believes AI should support humans in making data-driven decisions but that people must retain final say over the use of nuclear weapons.
There is growing concern about increasingly advanced AI that could someday match or exceed human intelligence if misapplied.