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Future of Life Institute backs Trump's call for AI hardware kill switch

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Former President Trump expressed support for an AI 'kill switch,' aligning with the Future of Life Institute's (FLI) stance on the necessity of robust off-switches for advanced AI systems. FLI President and CEO Anthony Aguirre highlighted the vulnerability of critical systems, citing Anthropic's Mythos model's demonstrated ability to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities and complete complex cyberattack simulations autonomously. Aguirre emphasized the need for hardware-level safety measures, beyond software, to ensure human control over increasingly capable AI, suggesting that such capabilities are feasible and can be implemented by hardware developers like NVIDIA. AI

RANK_REASON Statement from a former US President on AI safety, referencing a specific advanced model and its capabilities.

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Future of Life Institute backs Trump's call for AI hardware kill switch

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  1. Future of Life Institute TIER_1 English(EN) · Future of Life Institute ·

    FLI’s President and CEO on Trump’s support for an AI ‘kill switch’

    President Trump said during an interview aired yesterday by Fox Business that &#8220;there should be&#8221; when asked if AI needs [&#8230;]

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