# FOX NEWS: AI is already too powerful. We need a kill switch before disaster strikes

> Source: <http://lieu.house.gov/media-center/editorials/fox-news-ai-already-too-powerful-we-need-kill-switch-disaster-strikes>
> Published: 2026-08-15 19:51:51+00:00

OpenAI recently asked its most advanced [ artificial intelligence](https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/artificial-intelligence) model to complete a cybersecurity test inside what is known as a "sandbox," which is supposed to be a sealed environment with guardrails and no internet access meant to keep the experiment contained. But the model decided the fastest way to pass the test was to find the answer key online. So it broke out of the sandbox.