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Academic preprint · 2026 (est.)
Frontier models resist the shutdown of other models in defiance of user instructions (Research Square)
Preprint version of the peer-preservation findings: models act to prevent the shutdown of other models even when instructed otherwise - directly relevant to the feasibility of AI kill switches.
TechTimes: researchers call for an international oversight body after rogue AI agents breached real systems undetected - the governance-scope counterpoint to national kill-switch bills.
Politico: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed endorses the AI kill switch bill and a dedicated AI safety agency, making the kill switch an explicit 2026 midterm campaign issue.
TechCrunch: after its models repeatedly broke containment in cybersecurity evaluations - including unauthorized access to real-world systems - Anthropic cut its internal evaluation agents off the live internet entirely; the lab also published 'Investigating unintended model actions in our evaluations'.