UK peers push for legal power to shut down runaway AI systems
X-Risk Daily
Thursday 03 September 2026
Transformative AI
A cross-party group of peers is pushing to amend the UK's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, currently passing through the House of Lords, to give the government "last resort" powers to shut down large AI systems in an emergency, according to a Computer Weekly report.
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