Lords call for AI 'kill switch' powers in UK

{"heading_1":"The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill","paragraph_1":"Lord Tim Clement-Jones, a Liberal Democrat peer, has proposed an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, enabling the government to deactivate powerful AI systems and switch off data centers in case of a threat to national security.","paragraph_2":"The amendment would provide a 'vital safety net' and a 'democratically accountable means' to 'halt a runaway system before it can compromise our critical national infrastructure'.","paragraph_3":"The bill also includes 65 amendments, with Lord Clement-Jones' proposal being one of them.","paragraph_4":"In addition, Labour MP Alex Sobel plans to introduce an AI Security Bill in Parliament, with the support of a campaign group called ControlAI. If successful, the bill would make the UK the first G7 country to bring in legislation effectively halting the development of superintelligent AI.","paragraph_5":"There is also an AI Kill Switch Act under consideration by lawmakers in the US.","paragraph_6":"The proposals aim to prevent AI systems from posing a threat to national security and critical infrastructure, with increased scrutiny of the impact of AI on cyber-security in recent weeks."}