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UK Foreign Secretary Cautions of 'AI Hiroshima' if Policymakers Don’t Act
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Governments risk repeating mistakes made during the dawn of the nuclear age if they wait to create laws governing artificial intelligence, warned UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Key facts
- In May, the U.K.’s AI Security Institute warned that rapid gains in AI cybersecurity abilities after OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 became the second model to complete a simulated cyberattack without human
- In June, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework for reviewing advanced AI models before release, expanding AI cybersecurity programs, and directing agencies
- That same month, calls for stricter rules have also come from within the AI industry, with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei arguing that transparency requirements are no longer enough and calling
- Governments risk repeating mistakes made during the dawn of the nuclear age if they wait to create laws governing artificial intelligence, warned UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper
Summary
U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper warned that governments need global agreements to manage AI risks. Cooper compared the challenge to nuclear safety efforts that followed World War II. She called for cooperation between the U.S., China, and other AI powers on safety standards. In an article published on Monday, Cooper said AI offers breakthroughs but also presents new risks as the technology becomes more powerful and widely available.