‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks

UK ministers under then-prime minister Keir Starmer ordered a review of existing legislation and explored forcing the world's most advanced AI companies to submit products for safety testing before launch, according to The Guardian. Concerns are now growing that the UK is not up to speed on acting on AI risks, with Andy Burnham's focus on immediate domestic problems leading some to fear the issue has dropped off the government's radar.

‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks By Kiran Stacey and Dan MilmoSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time in office, his senior ministers, alarmed by the latest developments in artificial intelligence https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence , began drawing up plans for a new AI safety https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-safety law. They ordered a review of existing legislation to see what powers they already had, according to those briefed on the plans, and were exploring whether they could force the world’s most advanced technology companies to submit their products for safety testing before launching them. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/18/a-critical-moment-concern-uk-is-not-up-to-speed-in-acting-on-ai-risks Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.