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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
Future of Life · THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
AI kill switch proposal gains Trump administration support; implementation mechanism unclear
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The switch was proposed. What it would switch remained undefined. Adequate has three questions.
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