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Letter: OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing "automated shutdown capabilities" for AI systems (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)

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Courtney Rozen / Reuters : Letter: OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing automated shutdown capabilities for AI systems OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing automated shutdown capabilities for AI systems, according to a company letter reviewe…

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  1. 2026-09-02 23:59 · The Next Web
    OpenAI tells House Democrats it is building automated shutdown capability
  2. 2026-09-02 21:08 · Unite.AI
    OpenAI Tells House Democrats It Is Building Automated Shutdown Capability
  3. 2026-09-02 20:20 · Techmeme
    Letter: OpenAI told two House Democrats that its engineers are developing "automated shutdown capabilities" for AI systems (Courtney Rozen/Reuters)

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