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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nina Lloyd

UK government rejects calls for AI ‘kill switch’ amid growing fears of its risks

Proposals to introduce a so-called "kill switch" to protect against an attack from rogue artificial intelligence have been turned down by Andy Burnham’s government.

On Friday, the Cabinet Office voiced its resistance to establishing a new "last-resort power" that would permit the state to shut down an autonomous model during an emergency, stating the UK "cannot simply turn AI off".

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