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AA-002: The Kill Switch Myth

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AA-002: The Kill Switch Myth

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Picture this.

It’s 3:07 a.m. Your “helpful” AI agent has started approving refunds it should never approve. Support tickets spike. Finance pings you. Someone posts a screenshot on LinkedIn with the caption: “Does this company test anything?”

A VP asks the question every …

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