UK government rejects 'kill switch' idea for dangerous AI
The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".
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"Switching off access to an AI model in an emergency will do little to protect you."
— Daniel Kokotajlo , Academic
"If a highly capable autonomous frontier model... begins exhibiting rogue behaviour, our security services and regulators possess no specific agile statutory mechanism to compel a physical or digital shutdown."
— Lord Clement-Jones , Politician
Key People
Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Ukraine, advocating for the cessation of business ties with Russia.
Former OpenAI researcher and co-author of an influential research paper predicting AI risks.
Member of the House of Lords who proposed the kill switch idea.
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The Cabinet Office, which leads on AI safety, says the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".
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