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UK Lawmaker Proposes AI 'Kill Switch' to Stop Artificial Superintelligence

A UK lawmaker has proposed an AI "kill switch" that could be activated in an emergency to shut down a rogue AI, following US Sen. Bernie Sanders' introduction of a bill to preemptively stop the creation of artificial superintelligence (ASI). The UK ranks just behind China and the US in AI development funding, but critics doubt the UK has the power to activate such a shutdown. The proposal adds to growing international debate over how to govern advanced AI systems.

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The 'kill switch’ could be activated in an emergency to shut down a rogue AI, but critics doubt that the UK has the power to do it.

The UK is just behind China and the US when it comes to the level of funding it is pouring into AI development. Following Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing a bill to preemptively stop the creation of artificial superintelligence (ASI), …

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