Hilda Maalouf Melki, an Oxford-certified AI expert, contributed to a Sky News Arabia Business report published on September 30, 2026, examining whether AI systems can be stopped when risks require human intervention.
Her contribution explored how shutdown controls can remain independent of the AI model, within a broader system of oversight that includes restricting permissions, isolating external connections and intervening in operational resources when necessary.
For organizations in Lebanon, the Middle East and the Arab world, this raises practical questions: Who has the authority to intervene? How is the response tested? And how will essential services continue while an incident is addressed?
Hilda Maalouf Melki works on AI strategy, governance and literacy. She is the author of AI Simplified and an Official Member of Forbes Business Development Council.
Read the full report on Sky News Arabia Business (Arabic)
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Hilda Maalouf Melki discusses AI emergency shutdown and the role of permissions and governance in helping organizations intervene when risks arise.
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