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

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

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

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