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I asked AI if there is any possibility that software could turn the fuel cut-off switches on or off.

AI Overview:
India orders airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets

No, the fuel cut-off switches (CHT/IFF) on a Boeing 787 are not designed to be controlled by software; they are manually operated by the pilots. While the 787 has sophisticated automation systems, the fuel control switches are physically separate and require a pilot's action to move them between "run" and "cutoff" positions.

My speculation:
What could also explain what happened is that the captain switches off both fuel switches. The pilot, flying the plane, is busy with maneuvers for taking off but notices and panics and asks, Why? The captain calmly answers that he didn’t. Notice, the captain has been told that the cutoff switches are off AND he stays calm. The pilot flying the plane in his panic does not change the flaps or retract the landing gear which we see in the video. The captain is in a position to take control, but does nothing. The pilot flying the plane, quickly turns back the fuel switches, but the damage has been done.

My guess is that Captain Sumeet Sabharwal has research this, ran a simulation on what happens and how soon after fuel is cut off, so he knew what was going to happen.