# Should Congress require emergency shutdown capabilities for the most powerful AI systems before they become more widely deployed?
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/question/should-congress-require-emergency-shutdown-capabilities-for-the-most--5e3c937a
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
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## The split — every branch

Belief may rank these branches; it may never hide one. The last row is a branch too.

| Share | Branch | Legs | Challenges | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **—** | **unknown — none of the above** | | | always shown |

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Belief here is computed from the support/challenge graph, never assigned. If you quote a share, quote the unknown residual with it. Method: https://truthscore.com/method