UK Parliament sees first-ever bill to ban superintelligent AI development
austinc3301 · x · 2026-09-09
UK MP Alex Sobel introduced ControlAI's Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill in Parliament — reportedly the first bill anywhere to ban superintelligent AI development, with cross-party support. Sponsors cite runaway AI swarms, cyberattacks, and extinction warnings from Nobel laureates and AI CEOs. MIRI's So8res urged legislatures worldwide to move fast enough.
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