# US Senate negotiators weigh AI duty-of-care bill with model-release block

_Friday, September 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM EDT · AI, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

US Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would impose a duty of care on AI companies and let the government block the release of models deemed unsafe, according to a Reuters report relayed by Techmeme.

The measure would place responsibility on technology companies to design safe AI products, the summary states. The bill remains under negotiation, so no text, sponsor list, committee action, or vote is established by the supplied summary. The scope of the release-blocking authority and which models it would cover are also not specified.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/260911/p31#a260911p31)

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