AI 'kill switch' may need to be mandatory, Anthropic co-founder tells BBC
US President Donald Trump dismisses calls to slow the development of AI, saying that claims of it "taking over the World" are a "HOAX".
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 told the BBC.
Jack Clark, one of seven founders of Anthropic, said a way of shutting off AI software completely if it gets too dangerous was something 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 lawmakers may need to enforce having one.
However, some in the AI industry have suggested the fears around it destroying humanity are overstated or may be designed to generate hype.