Bill Gates said that requiring a “kill switch” alone for artificial intelligence would not be enough to prevent people from using the technology to carry out attacks as lawmakers debate how to ...

Concerns that AI will kill humanity hit a fever pitch, fueling calls for an AI emergency brake, or kill switch. Experts say kill switches are difficult to implement because of the scope of AI ...

A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how. By Dylan ...

Amid a wave of industry leaders and policymakers urging one another to regulate and decelerate the rapid progress of artificial intelligence, the idea of an AI “kill switch” is growing more prominent.

You had a lot of questions about the recent claims that humanity is facing an existential risk from AI. We had a go at answering a few. On Wednesday, MIT Technology Review hosted a live Roundtables ...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Wednesday blocked a request by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to pass legislation that would require tech companies to develop a “kill switch” for superintelligent AI amid fears ...