Government rejects an AI kill switch because you cannot simply turn AI off
Experts warn a British AI kill switch has a major flaw The government is questioning whether Britain could do much to control the most serious AI risks on its own, even if ministers were given the power to shut down systems during an emergency. The idea has been under discussion in Parliament in recent weeks. […]
1 month ago
House of Lords votes to ban social media for under-16s in UK
The House of Lords has backed the amendment The House of Lord has voted to ban social media for under-16s in the UK. The House voted today with 261 voting in favour of an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, with 150 voting against. The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill was introduced by […]
9 months ago
JK Rowling reveals she’s turned down two House of Lords peerages
‘I’ve already turned down a peerage twice, once under Labour and once under the Tories’ J.K. Rowling has revealed she has twice turned down offers of a peerage in the House of Lords, and would turn down a third as well. The Harry Potter author wrote on social media that she had been offered peerages […]
2 years ago
Robot to speak in House of Lords debate for the first time ever
Ai-Da will question whether creativity is under attack from the rise of AI The world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist is set to make history as the first robot to speak at the House of Lords as she questions whether creativity is under attack from the rise of Artificial Intelligence and technology. Ai-Da will give a […]
4 years ago
Tory donor and Rees-Mogg’s business partner quietly appointed as trade minister
Dominic Johnson will also be given a peerage Liz Truss has quietly appointed Tory donor Dominic Johnson as Minister of State in the department of trade. The financier, who founded investment firm Somerset Capital with Jacob Rees-Mogg, has donated £338,391 to the Tories between 2006 and 2021. An announcement was subtly leaked on the government […]
4 years ago
British intelligence dropped warning to Boris Johnson to not award peerage to Russian friend Evgeny Lebedev
The PM claimed the warning from intelligence was ‘anti-Russianism’ British security services withdrew a warning to Boris Johnson saying that he should not award a peerage to a Russian businessman as it posed a national security risk, it has been reported. The Prime Minister decided to go ahead with the nomination of his friend and […]
5 years ago