MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights
It argues that the current legal framework which applies to AI is "fragmented and difficult to navigate", "leaving gaps in protection"."The AI Bill should establish a regulatory regime that classifies different risk levels and mandate more demanding obligations for higher risk AI systems and models," it says. What is clear is that at present we are unprepared to deal with its consequences however potentially dire they may be."The JCHR's 12 members are drawn from both Houses of Parliament and they currently include MPs and peers from the Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties. Monday's report comes amid growing general anxiety over the challenges AI poses.
- ▪It argues that the current legal framework which applies to AI is "fragmented and difficult to navigate", "leaving gaps in protection"."The AI Bill should establish a regulatory regime that classifies different risk levels and mandate more
- ▪What is clear is that at present we are unprepared to deal with its consequences however potentially dire they may be."The JCHR's 12 members are drawn from both Houses of Parliament and they currently include MPs and peers from the Labour,
- ▪Monday's report comes amid growing general anxiety over the challenges AI poses.
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MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rightsImage source, monkeybusinessimages via GettyByPatrick JacksonPublished14 September 2026, 04:23 BSTUpdated 2 hours agoA cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) which existing laws, they argue, are ill-equipped to cover.The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published a report calling for a new bill on AI to "address the scale and seriousness" of such threats."Nowhere in the world, including the UK, has a current legislative and regulatory approach to AI that is fit for purpose," said Labour MP and committee chair Alex Sobel.A government spokesperson said AI is "advancing at an extraordinary pace" and is creating both opportunities and risks.They said:…
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