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September 15, 2026

UK superintelligence ban bill introduced as Anthropic skips UK safety testing for new model

Also: Undisclosed AI attacks on software infrastructure surface as separate incidents‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Transformative AI
UK superintelligence ban bill introduced as Anthropic skips UK safety testing for new model
British MP Alex Sobel introduced what is described as the first bill to any legislative body aimed at prohibiting the development of superintelligence, which would also require the UK government to pursue an international agreement toward the same goal.

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