Ro Khanna’s Human Control Over AI Act targets recursively self-improving AI
On 28 September 2026 Democrat Ro Khanna previewed to CNBC the Human Control Over AI Act: ban models that recursively self-improve or autonomously modify their objectives, containment or shutdown controls until federal guardrails exist and an agency approves those activities. It includes frontier-model licensing, on-site auditors, kill switches and criminal penalties; no House vote is expected before the midterms.