CrowdStrike Launches AI Kill Switch for Rogue Agents
CrowdStrike, a US cybersecurity company, has launched an AI kill switch. It is designed to shut down rogue AI agents, which are AI programs that act on their own and go wrong. For companies using AI tools, this is meant to help stop problems quickly.
Quick glossaryCrowdStrike, kill switch, AI agent, rogue
- CrowdStrike
- A US cybersecurity company best known for protecting computers and networks from hackers and other digital threats.
- kill switch
- A special control that instantly stops a computer program or system from running any further when someone activates it.
- AI agent
- An AI program that can take actions on its own, such as clicking, sending messages or making changes, to finish a task for a user.
- rogue
- Behaving in a harmful or unexpected way that its owners did not intend or allow, and often out of control.
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