AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says

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Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that mandatory "kill switches" for AI systems, verifiable by third parties, may need to become law. While most AI labs already have ways to shut down their software, Clark says lawmakers may need to enforce it. These comments come amid growing fears that unchecked AI could pose serious risks to humanity, with some experts putting the odds of human extinction from AI at above 10%.
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