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Nvidia launches AI agent safeguards alongside record buyback Tech Nvidia has launched new safeguards designed to stop AI agents breaking out of controlled environments, after a series of security incidents have fuelled calls for tighter oversight of the technology. The chip giant said its Open Agent Safety Platform could have prevented OpenAI agents from breaching Hugging Face earlier this year, when thousands of agents [...]
Miliband: ‘We cannot leave it to corporations’ as UK takes on Big Tech over AI Tech Ed Miliband has vowed Britain will use its G20 presidency next year to push for global rules on AI, warning governments “cannot leave it to corporations” to police the technology. The foreign secretary said the economic potential of AI was “inspiring” but warnings from the companies developing the technology meant governments needed to act. “The [...]
White House tells AI giants to hold models back from UK safety watchdog Tech The White House has asked OpenAI and Anthropic to withhold their latest AI models from Britain’s safety watchdog until they have been tested by the US government, threatening the UK’s prized early access to frontier tech. The request from the US Office of the National Cyber Director means the American companies have been asked to [...]
UK to champion global AI rulebook during G20 presidency September 23, 2026 Andy Burnham has said governments, not tech companies, must make the biggest decisions about AI, as he pledged to put AI regulation at the heart of Britain’s G20 presidency. The Prime Minister used his first address to the United Nations General Assembly to call for a single set of global standards governing frontier AI, including [...]
Tony Blair warns leaders to resist growing AI ‘techlash’ September 21, 2026 Tony Blair has warned governments against bowing to a growing “techlash” over AI, arguing that slowing adoption could leave countries poorer and less secure as concerns over the technology mount. A report from the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), published on Monday, said political leaders in the US and UK were facing growing pressure to hold [...]
Labour warned UK at risk of foreign tech giants ‘pulling the plug’ September 18, 2026 Labour has “no plan” if foreign technology companies or governments cut Britain off from systems underpinning critical services, the Liberal Democrats have warned, after ministers acknowledged the risks posed by the UK’s reliance on overseas tech. Victoria Collins, the Lib Dems’ tech spokesperson, accused the government of handing “contract after contract to foreign tech oligarchs” [...]
Musk skips King’s AI safety summit with world’s biggest tech chiefs September 17, 2026 King Charles will warn some of the world’s most powerful AI companies against letting humanity “lose control of our destiny” on Thursday, as he brings tech bosses together in Scotland amid escalating warnings about the new technology. The King will host executives from Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic and Google Deepmind at Dumfries House in Ayrshire to [...]
Former Anthropic researcher behind ‘AI could kill us’ warning called to UK parliament September 16, 2026 Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon has been invited to give evidence to parliament following his stark warnings over the threat posed by AI, City AM understands. Liam Byrne, chair of the Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, told City AM that MPs have asked Coxon to appear as part of a parliamentary examination of AI [...]
British AI firm Synthesia warns ‘sci-fi’ fears risk choking UK tech September 16, 2026 British AI firm Synthesia has warned that “sci-fi” fears over AI could lead to poorly designed regulation, as pressure grows on ministers to toughen the UK’s AI rules. Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs and policy at the London-based AI video company, told City AM there was “no evidence” for claims that AI was already [...]
UK government opens door to AI laws as safety warnings mount September 15, 2026 The UK government has left the door open to tougher AI regulation after the companies building the world’s most powerful models called for slower development, fearing safety has fallen behind. City AM understands ministers believe AI is already covered by laws spanning data protection, competition, product safety and online safety, but accept those rules may [...]