Defining an AI Kill Switch Is Hard, but Necessary

LowDark Reading · Robert Lemos·

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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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  1. Dark ReadingEstablished SourceFirst reported

    2026-08-28 13:30 UTC

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