'You're still going to be steamrolled by the super intelligences created in the US': UK government rejects calls for an AI 'kill switch'

• Domestic kill switches are no longer feasible, UK government warns
• AI companies and government need to work together to reduce the risks
• OpenAI and 100+ other companies warn of "limited window to strengthen" defenses

The UK Government has reportedly rejected calls to create an emergency AI kill switch, per BBC reporting, and it's largely because there are simply too many parties and factors to consider at this stage.

The Cabinet Office told the BBC that it "cannot simply turn AI off" because preventing access to a model or shutting down certain infrastructure would not stop the same model being developed and hosted, thus misused, elsewhere.

This is in response to MPs pushing for a statutory trigger that the government could pull in the event of an emergency.

UK government rules out AI kill switch

The government also implied that the responsibility lies with AI companies, and that developers have their...

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