Tech leaders say a kill switch won't be enough to stop rogue superintelligent AI
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If your risk model for advanced agents is a single red button, you’re already behind. Operators should assume failure modes look like distributed systems and insider threats — design layered controls, logging, and containment, not just shutdown fantasies.
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