{"slug": "ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says", "title": "AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says", "summary": "Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said AI labs may need a mandatory \"kill switch\" to shut down their systems, noting that \"most labs have different ways of being able to pull the plug\" but that this may need to become a requirement. Clark's comments, reported by BBC Technology, raise the prospect of formal shutdown mandates for AI developers.", "body_md": "# AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says\n\nSource: \n\n[BBC Technology](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology)\nJack Clark says \"most labs have different ways of being able to pull the plug\", but says this may need to be a requirement.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-6xvl", "published_at": "2026-09-14 18:54:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 23:05:02.793795+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Anthropic", "Jack Clark", "BBC Technology"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-kill-switch-may-need-to-be-mandatory-anthropic-co-founder-says.jsonld"}}