Lords call for a 'kill switch' on powerful AI systems used in the United Kingdom
- UK legislators propose “kill switch” laws to halt runaway AI, citing critical infrastructure risks
- Lord Clement‑Jones and MP Alex Sobel push amendments and new bills, backed by ControlAI advocacy group
- Similar efforts emerging in US
Sam Altman’s fear-based marketing for AI seems to have backfired, as now multiple legislators in the UK and elsewhere are calling for a “kill switch” law to be introduced.
According to the BBC, Liberal Democrats’ Lord Tim Clement-Jones proposed an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill which would see the UK create a “vital safety net” to provide a “democratically accountable means to ‘halt a runaway system before it can compromise our critical national infrastructure’.” The capability would only be used as a last resort, Clement-Jones stressed.
The bill is currently being worked through in the UK Parliament, the BBC said.
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