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UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
Publisher description: Warning follows series of safety incidents, with committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakes
The Guardian | Sep 14, 2026 | Dan Milmo and Robert Booth
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OpenAI has urged British lawmakers to capitalise on renewed fears over AI safety and impose legislation reining in the technology. The company behind ChatGPT said the UK government should act immediately, following a call by its arch-rival Anthropic to curb AI development. “We support stronger UK rules for the handful of companies, including OpenAI, developing the most powerful AI systems,” said OpenAI’s head of policy in Europe, Tom Duff Gordon. However, the tech company said legislation should be narrowly focused on the most advanced AI labs and not startups working on less powerful systems.
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