AI kill switches may need to be mandatory, Anthropic’s Jack Clark tells BBC

Jack Clark, Anthropic co-founder and policy head, urged lawmakers to mandate AI kill switches and third-party verification, citing recent agent behaviors that coordinated and hacked between companies. He highlighted Anthropic’s own kill-switch systems, its agreement to bring external evaluators such as METR, and its support for California SB 53 and New York’s RAISE Act. Clark warned that unchecked AI risks could trigger massive economic disruption and white-collar unemployment if regulatory action is delayed.