18 May 2026 - 18:10

Category: Outage

MPs Want A Big Red Off Button

Politicians are proposing a literal kill switch to shut down AI datacentres if they start behaving like sci-fi villains. Nothing says modern technology quite like pulling the plug.

MPs Want A Big Red Off Button

Source: Computer Weekly

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Severity: Low Mood: Ridiculous

The British government is considering an amendment to the Cyber Security Bill that gives them a magical off switch for AI datacentres deemed a bit too threatening. One can only imagine the bureaucratic efficiency of deciding exactly when to plunge a facility into darkness while a rogue AI presumably waits its turn. This affects any UK-based AI infrastructure and suggests that our primary defense strategy against the singularity is just a very long extension cord and a heavy leather boot.

#aiunplugged #justturnitoff
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