Richard Hermer calls AI an existential risk and urges international regulation
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Labour peer Richard Hermer, a former attorney general, says AI poses an existential risk to humanity and that frontier AI needs rigorous regulation now.
He argues that AI companies are not adequately regulated, pointing to fridges facing more safety rules than frontier AI labs.
Hermer calls for international coordination and public debate, and says governments must not leave the direction of AI to China, the US and big tech.
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AILabour peer Richard Hermer, a former attorney general, says AI poses an existential risk to humanity and that frontier AI needs rigorous regulation now. He argues that AI companies are not adequately regulated, citing the fact that fridges face more safety rules than frontier AI labs. He calls for international coordination and public debate, saying governments must not leave AI's direction to China, the US and big tech.
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