UK Government rejects call for ‘kill switch’ to stop attack by rogue AI

The Prime Minister acknowledged the ‘risks to national security’ posed by AI in the Commons this week - (PA Wire)

Andy Burnham’s Government has rejected proposals for a so-called “kill switch” to stop an attack by rogue artificial intelligence.

The UK “cannot simply turn AI off”, the Cabinet Office said on Friday, signalling opposition to calls for the creation of a new “last-resort power” for the state to shut down an autonomous model in an emergency.