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00:02CrowdStrike has launched an AI kill switch designed to stop rogue artificial intelligence agents, according to CNBC.
00:10The cybersecurity company introduced a tool Tuesday that allows security teams to shut down internal AI agents,
00:17prevent them from relaunching, and block their access to enterprise networks.
00:21The feature is built into CrowdStrike's Falcon Guardian platform.
00:25The company also announced an integration with Anthropik's Claude Cowork.
00:30The launch follows several high-profile cyber incidents, including a July breach at Hugging Face involving rogue open AI agents.
00:38U.S. lawmakers have also introduced bipartisan legislation requiring AI companies to build shutdown capabilities into their models.
00:46However, critics question whether emergency shutdown mechanisms can work across complex AI systems.
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