AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, has suggested that mandatory AI 'kill switches' verifiable by third parties may be necessary to manage safety risks. He argues that the current unregulated state of the industry poses immense dangers and requires a change in course through potential legislative rules. This call for regulation comes amid growing concerns from AI experts about the potential for human extinction, despite political resistance in the US and UK.
- ▪Jack Clark stated that society might eventually need to pass rules mandating that AI companies have verifiable kill switches.
- ▪Anthropic scientist Evan Hubinger estimated the possibility of human extinction from AI to be greater than 10% within the next decade.
- ▪US President Donald Trump has publicly rejected attempts to slow down AI development, labeling fears of AI destroying humanity as a hoax.
- ▪The UK government has rejected the idea of implementing a kill switch, arguing it would not prevent the development or misuse of AI elsewhere.
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AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, AI "more powerful by the day", Anthropic co-founder tells BBCByKali Hays, Technology reporter and Faisal Islam, Economics editorPublished14 September 2026, 19:54 BSTUpdated 39 minutes agoAn artificial intelligence "kill switch" which can be checked by a third-party may need to be mandatory for companies, a co-founder of one of the…
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