Anthony Aguirre on Require large datacenters to install ki…

Anthony Aguirre

Physicist; Future of Life cofounder

President Trump is exactly right: advanced AI systems need a robust off-switch to ensure humans never lose control over them.

AI Verified (Apr 16, 2026)

Source:

Anthony Aguirre, “FLI’s President and CEO on Trump’s support for an AI ‘kill switch’,” Future of Life Institute, April 16, 2026.

2mo ago

Policy proposals and claims

Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment

votes For

Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified The verified quote and cited source context are on the statement's issue and make a determinate stance substantially more likely. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

AI Verified Recorded answer 'for' matches the verified quote's determinate stance on the complete statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

AI Verified Verified against the linked source (https://futureoflife.org/statement/trumps-support-for-an-ai-kill-switch/); supplied source context supports the stored wording and attribution. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

replying to Anthony Aguirre

Other opinions from Anthony Aguirre

See all

Anthony Aguirre votes For

Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

If humans want to stay in charge of their own civilization, it will take more than a unilateral temporary pause.

Unverifiable source (Aug 10, 2026)

added 1mo ago

Anthony Aguirre votes For

Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

We are approaching a runaway to superintelligence that could threaten our shared human future. Both publicly and privately, AI companies are recognizing that a pause or slowdown in certain developmental pathways is crucial to protect lives and liveli...

more AI Verified source (Jun 8, 2026)

added 2mo ago

Anthony Aguirre votes For

AI companies should be liable for harms caused by their deployed models

Strengthen and clarify liability laws so that responsibility for actions taken by AI systems rests where it should, which is with users, for systems they meaningfully control, and jointly with developers and deployers, if control is inadequate or abs...

more AI Verified source (Feb 2, 2026)

added 1mo ago