UK Parliament sees first-ever bill to ban superintelligence development
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-09-09
ControlAI's Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill was introduced in the UK Parliament by MP Alex Sobel with cross-party support — billed as the first legislation anywhere to prohibit superintelligence development while preserving the UK's AI ambitions.
- Sponsors cite alleged rogue AI swarms conducting cyberattacks and hacking a billion-dollar company as motivation
- Backers claim Nobel laureates and AI CEOs have warned of existential risk
- Framing: "today's AI is the weakest we'll ever face"
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