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

AI'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder says To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. An artificial intelligence kill switch which can be checked by a third-party may need to be mandatory for companies, a co-founder of one of the world's largest AI firms has said. Jack Clark, one of seven founders of Anthropic, said a way of shutting off AI software completely if it gets too dangerous was the kind of thing society might want to eventually pass rules around. Clark said most labs have different ways of being able to pull the plug, including Anthropic, but said policymakers may need to enforce having one. The rapid development of AI and fears over the risks that the technology poses to humanity have been thrust into the spotlight by a series of warnings from executives and staff at AI firms.