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More than 70 UK lawmakers ask Burnham to back a superintelligence ban

The Next WebPublished 47 minutes ago

Over 70 UK lawmakers, including former ministers and cross-party MPs, have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to support a bill banning artificial superintelligence development. The bill, introduced by Labour MP Alex Sobel, aims to prohibit AI systems capable of overpowering human authorities and calls for international cooperation via the UK's upcoming G20 presidency.

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