Event Brief
Congress and Newsom float AI kill-switch idea
By The BriefBrief · Sources (9)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down a rogue AI system. The article says no one really knows how such a kill switch could be built.
WHO: Bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California
WHAT: Floated ideas for creating an instant mechanism to power down a rogue AI system
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026 at 5:03 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: No specific method for building an instant AI power-down mechanism is known.
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