MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISERS : On the Kill Switch, the System That Does Not Need One, and the Specification That Can Be Implemented Now

The President said there should be a kill switch for dangerous AI. He is right that there should be a stop. Every system that can cause harm should have a stop. This is not a controversial claim. It is the oldest safety principle there is. This memorandum does not dispute the principle. It disputes the tool. And it presents asystem that does not need the tool, because it cannot take the unsafe action in the first place.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-09
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24077050
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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISERS : On the Kill Switch, the System That Does Not Need One, and the Specification That Can Be Implemented Now

M. TAALABI, Team LLM-DIPLOMAT
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISERS : On the Kill Switch, the System That Does Not Need One, and the Specification That Can Be Implemented Now

M. TAALABI, Team LLM-DIPLOMAT
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The President said there should be a kill switch for dangerous AI. He is right that there should be a stop. Every system that can cause harm should have a stop. This is not a controversial claim. It is the oldest safety principle there is. This memorandum does not dispute the principle. It disputes the tool. And it presents asystem that does not need the tool, because it cannot take the unsafe action in the first place.

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Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISERS : On the Kill Switch, the System That Does Not Need One, and the Specification That Can Be Implemented Now — M. TAALABI, Team LLM-DIPLOMAT · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS