UK AI Minister says building superintelligence is currently illegal in Britain
alexvoica · x · 2026-09-29
UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan told POLITICO Europe that Britain doesn't "currently have a position where we can build superintelligence," adding bluntly: "It's illegal to do so." The remark frames the UK's regulatory stance on frontier AI development.
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