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UK lawmakers urge Andy Burnham to ban superintelligent AI

UK lawmakers urge Andy Burnham to ban superintelligent AI

More than 70 MPs and peers want the prime minister to back a bill prohibiting artificial superintelligence, or ASI. The call follows warnings from experts, including one Anthropic employee, that there's over a 10% chance it could wipe out humanity. The government doesn't think the bill's approach is right, but is exploring future interventions.

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