AI models are escaping their cages. It’s time for a kill switch

Published August 5, 2026 11:00am ET



Concerns are growing about the national security implications of artificial intelligence. As frontier AI models grow more capable, their ability to break free from their controls grows with them.

Case in point: the recent OpenAI and Anthropic incidents.

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