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kill switch

[ kil swich ]

noun

  1. a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately:

    Only use the kill switch in emergencies.

  2. Digital Technology. a command deployed to remotely lock, disable, or wipe an electronic device, as when the device is lost or stolen.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of kill switch1

First recorded in 1950–60
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It would have forced developers to ensure their technology included a so-called "kill switch".

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A kill switch would allow organisations to isolate and effectively switch off AI systems if they were they became a threat.

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But it also shared a bit of a bombshell in its filing: The company said it had agreed to offer the U.S. government a kill switch that would shut off the app if it violates terms of a draft national security agreement.

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To save Rocket, the Guardians must override a kill switch implanted inside him with a pass key that’s located on the Orgoscope, a bio-formed space station composed of bones, flesh and fat.

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Malaysia introduced the kill switch measure recently after a controversy sparked by British band The 1975 in Kuala Lumpur in July.

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