3 September 2026
UK lawmakers propose emergency shutdown powers for dangerous AI systems
First reported
BBC News ran this on , a day before the next source picked it up.
- Lord Tim Clement-Jones, a Liberal Democrat peer, proposed amending the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to let the British government forcibly shut down powerful AI systems threatening national infrastructure.
- Labour MP Alex Sobel plans to introduce a separate AI Security Bill on September 8 that would halt superintelligent AI development, potentially making the UK the first G7 nation with such a law.