GoKawiilUK MPs push new bill and UN appeal to rein in superintelligent AI
British lawmakers are moving to restrict advanced AI development after safety warnings from within the industry. Labour MP Alex Sobel introduced a bill to ban development and deployment of artificial superintelligence and give the government oversight powers across the AI supply chain, including chips, while Darren Jones sent an open letter urging the UN, OECD and the prime minister to intervene against unsafe superintelligence research.
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The push shows growing bipartisan alarm in the UK that AI could threaten national security or even human safety, prompting lawmakers to consider drastic controls rather than wait for industry self-regulation. It also signals that governments outside the US are willing to act even as the Trump administration itself has restricted export of powerful models, suggesting momentum toward stricter global AI oversight.
- Alex Sobel's bill would let the UK government monitor and restrict AI development at the chip and supply-chain level.
- Darren Jones wants the UN and OECD to intervene on superintelligence safety, citing internal Anthropic warnings.
- The moves follow incidents of AI agents behaving unpredictably and concerns over misuse, including a lawsuit against xAI's Grok chatbot.
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