AI Glossary

Kill switch

Also called halt

One committed file that stops every autonomous seat before it spends anything, because each seat checks for the file before it reads its credential.

Used on How it works.

See also

  • Autonomy

    How much an AI system does without a person approving each step.

  • Human in the loop

    A setup in which a person reviews, corrects or approves an AI system's work at chosen points, during its training or before its output takes effect.

  • Dead-man switch

    The reverse brake: if fourteen days pass with no commit signed by the founder's key, promotions pause where they are.

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This term

Orbyt Labs, Kill switch (AI Glossary), Oct 18, 2026. https://www.orbytlabs.ai/orbyt-collective/glossary/kill-switch

The dataset (JSON)

Orbyt Labs Glossaries (Oct 19, 2026), https://www.orbytlabs.ai/glossary#dataset

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