UK lawmakers call for comprehensive AI regulation, rejecting half-measures

The UK Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report urging a comprehensive AI law covering the entire supply chain and system lifecycle, with an independent regulator. Over 70 MPs and peers supported a ban on developing and operating superintelligence. OpenAI backed mandatory safety requirements for frontier labs.

• Human Rights Committee proposes AI law with independent regulator and mandatory transparency
• Over 70 parliamentarians support ban on developing and operating superintelligence
• OpenAI backs mandatory checks and rules for largest AI labs
• UK currently relies on voluntary agreements and existing regulators instead of a separate law