# UK Lawmakers Back Rules To Create AI 'Killswitch' and Stop Artificial Superintelligence

> Source: <https://au.pcmag.com/ai/119886/uk-lawmakers-back-rules-to-create-ai-killswitch-and-stop-artificial-superintelligence>
> Published: 2026-09-12 19:56:11+00:00

Lord Tim Clement-Jones has proposed an amendment to the UK's upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill that would create a 'kill switch,' which could be activated in an emergency to shut down a rogue AI.

The UK is just behind China and the US when it comes to the level of funding it is pouring into AI development. Following Sen. Bernie Sanders introducing a bill to preemptively stop the creation of artificial superintelligence (ASI), …