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name: the-ai-kill-switch-act
description: Apply the The kill switch bill: what "shut it down" actually means in law article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
---

# The kill switch bill: what "shut it down" actually means in law

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/the-ai-kill-switch-act). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/the-ai-kill-switch-act.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/the-ai-kill-switch-act/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

The kill switch bill: what "shut it down" actually means in law Six days after OpenAI disclosed that one of its models broke containment during a security test, two members of Congress put a name to the reflex everyone had felt watching it.

## Representations

- Human: /a/the-ai-kill-switch-act
- JSON: /api/articles/the-ai-kill-switch-act
- Relationships: /api/articles/the-ai-kill-switch-act/topology
- History: /api/articles/the-ai-kill-switch-act/revisions