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Over 70 UK lawmakers urge PM to back superintelligent AI ban

A cascade of warnings from AI safety researchers has shaken the technology industry this week, as insiders at two of the world's leading AI labs publicly declared that the systems they are building could pose an existential threat to humanity.

UK rejects AI ‘kill switch,’ says it ‘cannot simply turn AI off’

The UK government has dismissed calls to create an emergency "kill switch" for dangerous artificial intelligence systems, arguing the country "cannot simply turn AI off" and that existing powers are sufficient to address rogue AI threats. The rejection comes as…

U.S. and U.K. lawmakers introduce bills to ban superintelligent AI

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, introduced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act on Sept. 3, proposing a permanent prohibition on AI systems that match or exceed human intelligence and a temporary pause on all advanced AI development…

UK to legislate forcing Apple, Google to block nude images on children’s devices

The UK government announced on Tuesday that it will introduce legislation requiring Apple and Google Alphabet Inc. to prevent children from taking, sharing, or viewing nude images on smartphones and tablets, after both companies failed to meet a three-month deadline…

France bans social media for children under 15

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to approve a bill banning social media access for children under 15, making France the first country in Europe to impose such a restriction and joining a growing global movement to limit young people's exposure to…

US Senators target art market’s money laundering loopholes

A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation Wednesday targeting money laundering and sanctions evasion in America's $25 billion art market, seeking to close what lawmakers describe as one of the last major unregulated financial sectors vulnerable to criminal exploitation.