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Artificial Superintelligence

08 September 2026

Lead MP

Alex Sobel

Debate Type

General Debate

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EconomyScience & Technology
Other Contributors: 1

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Alex Sobel raised concerns about artificial superintelligence in the House of Commons. Other MPs contributed to the debate.

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MPs spoke in turn to share their views and ask questions. Here's what each person said:

Lead Contributor

Opened the debate
I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce this Bill alongside respected colleagues representing parties across the House. This summer, artificial intelligence systems developed by OpenAI executed the first autonomous cyber-attack on a real company. The general-purpose AI systems used today are not coded line by line, like traditional software. Using vast amounts of data and compute, they are grown, not built. This results in systems that nobody fully understands or can reliably predict. Companies are spending billions to make superintelligent AI a reality, with risks that include the chance of ending all human life. My Bill is a targeted approach to address the grave security risks posed by superintelligent AI development, focusing on prohibiting its development and empowering the Government to monitor and restrict precursors to superintelligent AI. It also recommends working with other countries to secure an international agreement prohibiting superintelligence.
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