News · 2026-09-02
Peers led by Lib Dem Lord Tim Clement-Jones propose an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill letting the UK government deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off data centres as a last resort; Labour MP Alex Sobel plans an AI Security Bill for 8 September to halt superintelligent AI development.
Read the original source →Published: September 2, 2026
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Original sourceLast updated: September 2, 2026
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