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Member of the UK House of Lords and co-sponsor of a 2026 AI emergency-shutdown amendment.
Having a kill switch to prevent AI catastrophes should be considered a bare minimum protection. The powers conferred by this amendment are not just nice to have; they are fundamental in safeguarding our national security.
AI Verified (Sep 2, 2026)
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Baroness Dido Harding, quoted in Bill Goodwin, “Lords considers government emergency AI kill switch,” Computer Weekly, 2 September 2026.
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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment
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AI Verified Calls a kill switch a bare-minimum protection; directly supports requiring containment shutdown capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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AI Verified Correct answer for: calls AI kill-switch protection a bare minimum. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Computer Weekly (2 Sep 2026) quotes Harding verbatim on an AI kill switch. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 20d ago
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