AI Kill Switch
EVERYONE'S BUILDING THE KILL SWITCH. NOBODY AGREES WHO PULLS IT.
THE DEAL
The AI kill-switch fight: NYC's 10-bill package mandates third-party validation and human-operated kill switches ($25,000 per violation, whistleblower bounties) after the Oct 5, 2026 hearing; OpenAI and Anthropic told MPs on Oct 13 they'd pull models if MI5/MI6/GCHQ show they're unsafe; and Anthropic drafted its own federal bill that only lets Washington block a model at over $1B in damages or 50+ killed or seriously injured (Politico/Reuters, Oct 16, 2026).
