# America Says Its AI Has No Kill Switch, But The World Is Hedging > Source: > Published: 2026-07-22 19:41:16+00:00 # America Says Its AI Has No Kill Switch, But The World Is Hedging By Ron Schmelzer, ContributorSource: [Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)America’s attempt to calm fears of an AI kill switch may be giving foreign governments another reason to build one of their own. Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.