UK lawmakers and US officials move to rein in AI as CEOs urge coordinated slowdown
September 14, 2026 at 06:33 PM · Updated 31d ago
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7 reports · 1 in Arabic, 6 in English · over 18 hours
We must heed warnings of AI tech developers, says UK government minister
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Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
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AI regulation faces political deadlock as calls grow for Congress to act
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AI: What is it? Can it be stopped? BBC correspondent answers
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Australia’s outdated technology is vulnerable to AI hacking attacks, signals chief says
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UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
(opens the publisher’s site)UK lawmakers have called for new laws to address AI threats to human rights as US officials and leading AI companies debate slowing the technology's development.
- UK MPs and Lords called for new laws to tackle the threat artificial intelligence poses to human rights.
- US House Speaker Mike Johnson summoned AI company leaders to Washington to discuss providers' responsibility to ensure product safety.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on governments and rival firms to coordinate a global slowdown in development and urged the US to permit joint coordination.
- Trump said the US is "leading China in AI" and played down risk warnings, as tech stocks in Asia, Europe, and the US fell after bosses backed Amodei's call.
- Trump called AI safety fears a 'hoax,' likening them to the 'Global Warming Scam' and alleging a 'sick conspiracy' against the technology.
- New US safety legislation is unlikely to pass soon because the Republican-controlled House will recess until after November's midterm elections.
- Lawmakers are split on approach, with proposals ranging from federal oversight to a total moratorium on data centres.
- White House AI adviser David Sacks dismissed insider safety warnings as 'a panic'.
- UK First Secretary of State Louise Haigh is set to tell the TUC Congress the government must heed AI developers' warnings and prioritise public safety and national security.
- The UK government has rejected a proposed 'kill switch' designed to shut down dangerous AI systems.