Defining an AI Kill Switch Is Hard, but Necessary
LowDark Reading · Robert Lemos·
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- Used in attacks
- No flaws named
- Reported by
- 1 outlet
Proposed legislation could mandate that companies be able to "throttle, suspend, or shut ... down" AI agents, but how and when to do that remain open questions.
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2026-08-28 13:30 UTC
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