kill switch

/ˈkɪl ˌswɪtʃ/· 名词

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Chinese meaning

紧jǐn急jí停tíng止zhǐ开kāi关guān

紧jǐn急jí时shí用yòng来lái切qiē断duàn设shè备bèi的de安ān全quán开kāi关guān

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能néng在zàiAI失shī控kòng时shí将jiāng其qí强qiáng制zhì关guān停tíng的de机jī制zhì

Example

Do we need a kill switch to ensure that AI systems can’t take over the world, and is building one even possible?

我wǒ们men是shì否fǒu需xū要yào一yí个gè紧jǐn急jí停tíng止zhǐ开kāi关guān,确què保bǎoAI系xì统tǒng不bú会huì统tǒng治zhì世shì界jiè?而ér且qiě造zào这zhè样yàng一yí个gè东dōng西xī究jiū竟jìng可kě不bù可kě能néng?

Source: Fast Company · 5 Oct 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng指zhǐ出chū,人rén们men正zhèng陷xiàn入rùAI焦jiāo虑lǜ:AI会huì不bú会huì发fā动dòng大dà规guī模mó网wǎng络luò攻gōng击jī、是shì否fǒu需xū要yào「紧jǐn急jí停tíng止zhǐ开kāi关guān」、它tā会huì不bú会huì取qǔ代dài人rén类lèi。这zhè些xiē讨tǎo论lùn已yǐ从cóng硅guī谷gǔ走zǒu进jìn主zhǔ流liú媒méi体tǐ,而ér怀huái疑yí者zhě认rèn为wéi这zhè只zhǐ是shì营yíng销xiāo炒chǎo作zuò。

Roots · etymology

kill源自古英语 cwellan(杀死)

  • kill(切断、关掉)+ switch(开关)

Collocations

  • emergency kill switch / install a kill switch / flip the kill switch

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