Anthropic Co-Founder Jack Clark Calls for Mandatory AI 'Kill Switch' Across Industry
Anthropic co-founder and policy lead Jack Clark said in a BBC News interview on September 14 that the ‘kill switch’ mechanisms currently used by AI labs to disconnect runaway models should be elevated from voluntary best practice to a mandatory regulatory requirement. Clark noted that major labs implement their cut-off mechanisms in widely different ways, creating a fragmented landscape that increases the risk of systemic harm if a frontier model behaves uncontrollably outside the lab. The statement comes as Anthropic continues to drive safety standards inside the Frontier Model Forum and holds informal consultations with the U.S. Congress on AI oversight, and is likely to shape the legislative path of U.S. and EU AI rules over the next 12 to 18 months.