{"slug": "halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say", "title": "Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say", "summary": "Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey will call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI in his keynote speech on the final day of the party's conference in Brighton, accusing Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and \"tech bros\" to solve the problem. Davey will call for a global pause on super-intelligent AI, comparing it to a nuclear arms race that could produce technology that could \"destroy us all.", "body_md": "# Halt super-intelligent AI with non-proliferation treaty, Ed Davey to say\n\nBy Alexandra Topping and Peter WalkerSource: \n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)\nAt Lib Dems’ conference in Brighton, leader will accuse Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and ‘tech bros’ to solve problem\n\nEd Davey is to call for a global nuclear-style non-proliferation treaty to halt the development of super-intelligent AI when he makes his keynote speech at the Liberal Democrat conference, accusing Andy Burnham of relying on Donald Trump and “tech bros” to solve the problem.\n\nWhen he addresses the faithful on the final day of the gathering in Brighton, the party leader will call for a global pause on super-intelligent AI, comparing it to a nuclear arms race that could result in technology that could “destroy us all”.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/21/halt-super-intelligent-ai-ed-davey-lib-dem-conference)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-d-8ioi", "published_at": "2026-09-21 21:30:26+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 23:53:57.057700+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Ed Davey", "Liberal Democrats", "Andy Burnham", "Donald Trump", "Brighton", "The Guardian"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/halt-super-intelligent-ai-with-non-proliferation-treaty-ed-davey-to-say.jsonld"}}