@VraserX: Tom Kean's proposed AI Emergency Button Act would require human shutdown controls for advanced AI. DHS would write the …
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Tom Kean's proposed AI Emergency Button Act would mandate human shutdown controls for advanced AI systems, with DHS setting technical rules. The proposal emphasizes the need for developers to demonstrate effective shutdown capabilities.
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Tom Kean’s proposed AI Emergency Button Act would require human shutdown controls for advanced AI. DHS would write the technical rules.
I’d support a requirement that survives a serious test. An off switch that leaves delegated agents running has failed.
Before we call a system controllable, should developers have to demonstrate shutdown while it is actively trying to keep a task running?
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