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At a UK parliamentary hearing, representatives from OpenAI and Anthropic said voluntary safety pledges are insufficient and called for statutory, binding AI regulation, including mandatory incident reporting. Google DeepMind and Meta did not endorse new legislation, instead pointing to existing standards and regulators as sufficient.
A coalition of European founders and VCs published an open letter urging EU lawmakers to preserve key features of the proposed 'EU Inc' company statute, which would allow startups to incorporate once and operate across the bloc. They warn that national lobbies, including Germany's notary association, are pushing changes that could weaken the framework before final negotiations conclude.
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.
Icelanders are voting on whether their government should restart formal talks on joining the European Union. A Yes vote would not finalize membership; it would only authorize negotiators to pursue an accession agreement, which would still require parliamentary approval, a constitutional amendment, and a second public referendum before Iceland could join.