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EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 7 MIN

Lawmakers consider a 'kill-switch' for AI technology

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Courtney Rozen, U.S. Technology Policy Reporter, Thomson Reuters News Agency, joins Megan Lynch. 'It sounds like it's out of sci-fi movie, it's not,' says Roszen of an AI program, 'got out of it's box,' and hacked a competing AI platform. Has this happened before? 'We don't know the answer to that question, which is not satisfying, of course,' says Rozen. Should there be a quicker way to 'kill' an AI platform if their programming goes too far?

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