If they can turn it off, you don't own it - The AI kill switch problem

Civo

Aug 6, 2026

If someone else can turn it off, you don't own it. And most organisations haven't fully reckoned with what that means for their AI strategy.

Civo Product Director Russ Smith draws a direct line from the Broadcom/VMware licensing shock to the Anthropic model restrictions, two different industries, same structural problem. When a vendor can change the rules overnight, businesses that built their strategy around that vendor are left with uncertainty and no clear next step.

The bigger shift Russ identifies is the politicisation of features. It's no longer about which platform has the best technology. It's about who has the most leverage. And that's something businesses can't build a predictable strategy around.

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