Experts say AI kill-switch legislation is far harder to implement than lawmakers assume, warning a rogue AI could actively try to dismantle the mechanism itself (New York Times)

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<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/science/creating-a-kill-switch-to-shut-down-a-rogue-ai-is-harder-than-it-sounds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.rpX7.JmRRyyhR-A_2&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260919/i12.jpg" vspace="4" /></a>
<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260919/p12#a260919p12" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/">New York Times</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/science/creating-a-kill-switch-to-shut-down-a-rogue-ai-is-harder-than-it-sounds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVE.rpX7.JmRRyyhR-A_2&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share">Experts say AI kill-switch legislation is far harder to implement than lawmakers assume, warning a rogue AI could actively try to dismantle the mechanism itself</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; 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.</p>

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