Can We Turn AI Off?

Can an AI have a kill switch? It’s a question being asked everywhere right now. At the UN this week, Secretary-General António Guterres and other world leaders called for stronger controls on AI. On the BBC, Jack Clark, co-founder and head of policy at Anthropic, said kill switches may need to be mandatory. The EU AI Act calls for high-risk systems to allow human intervention, including a stop button. And California Governor Gavin Newsom has ordered experts to recommend how one would work. But in Britain, the government rejected a proposal to give ministers the legal power to shut down a rogue