A call for regulation in parliament
Executives from OpenAI and Anthropic joined a sweeping session in the British parliament, telling lawmakers that artificial intelligence should be regulated. Whistleblowers and figures from the security field also spoke at the hearing.
A bioweapon warning from the spy chief
The same day, a few hundred meters from the session, Britain's spy chief warned that AI could be used to create new bioweapons.
Why it matters
It is rare for AI companies to ask for regulation of their own products. The security warning that arrived the same day puts the debate's safety dimension, not just its economic one, front and center.
