Technical
Kill Switch
Technical capability to throttle, suspend, or shut down an AI system.
Definitions (2)
A mandated technical mechanism that developers must integrate into powerful AI systems, allowing for the reduction of operational speed, temporary halt of functions, or complete deactivation of the system in response to dangerous or unintended behavior.
AI Kill Switch ActDefinition 1 of 2
A kill switch is a control mechanism that can disable or stop a frontier model when safety conditions require intervention. The order does not impose one directly, but it directs policymakers to evaluate whether such a safeguard is technically feasible and effective.
Executive Order N-9-26 — Independent Oversight of Frontier AIDefinition 2 of 2