Cross-party MPs push for AI Bill to safeguard human rights and privacy
A cross-party group of MPs and peers urged a new AI Bill, warning that current UK laws fail to protect human rights and privacy from AI risks.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report urging Parliament to enact a comprehensive AI Bill that addresses gaps in current legislation, which it says focuses on system users and leaves regulators without authority to evaluate tools before public release. Labour MP Alex Sobel, chair of the committee, warned that the rapid evolution of AI leaves the UK ill-prepared and called for a single AI regulator with enforcement powers.
The proposed law would adopt a risk-based approach, impose tougher obligations on high-risk AI, prohibit applications that breach human rights, and require transparency across the AI lifecycle. It also recommends establishing an independent oversight body to monitor harms and provide redress for affected individuals. The call follows recent warnings from Anthropic chief Dario Amodei about the speed of AI advances and support from industry figures like Elon Musk and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman, while Communities Secretary Angela Rayner praised the industry’s acknowledgment of risks.
Why it matters
New AI rules could protect citizens' rights and privacy as the technology expands rapidly.
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