deactivation
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deactivations
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China has drawn up new safety rules for the growing number of autonomous vehicles on its roads, including a mandatory deactivation override, the government said Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
In an earlier simulation, Anthropic showed that Claude and other AI models were at times willing to blackmail users—or even let an executive die in a hot server room—in order to avoid deactivation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
"At this high temperature, the catalysts undergo two deactivation processes," Polo-Garzon said.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024
"We are particularly concerned that Mr Manjang was not made aware that his account was in the process of deactivation, nor provided any clear and effective route to challenge the technology," she said.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
Maybe it was because his skin color matched my own, or maybe it was because of the way he explained it, but I hadn’t asked for a voluntary deactivation that day.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The company highlighted a support hotline established in 2023 and emphasized its commitment to investigating confirmed violations, including potential account deactivations for drivers who refuse service.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
Ms. Franklin said the deactivations made China “now the third most common geographic source of foreign coordinated inauthentic behavior campaigns we’ve disrupted,” behind Russia and Iran.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Supervisors are supposed to ensure that an officer’s reports reflect what’s captured by their camera and look for potential red flags, including the use of canned language in reports and unexplained camera deactivations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
Supporters of the resolution center argued rideshare drivers in Seattle have had few protections against passenger complaints and little recourse against unfair deactivations.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
Twitter confirmed that it had seen a jump in account deactivations amid this week’s announcement of Mr. Musk’s takeover.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
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