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AI agent glossary

Off switch

An off switch is a control that lets the people who own an AI agent pause or stop it themselves, at any time, without calling the vendor.

It is the simplest guarantee that the team, not the software, stays in charge.

By Drayton Highlander, industrial engineer, DH Studios

How we use it at DH Studios

You can pause or stop the agent yourself, at any time.

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Specified. Built. Signed off.

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