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OpenAI urges UK to pass binding AI safety legislation

OpenAI's EMEA policy chief tells Politico Prime Minister Andy Burnham should seize a rare political window to legislate on frontier AI risks.

newest coverage 12d agosummary written 13d ago6 pieces1 likes & upvotes NewswiresMastodonXGoogle News

What to know

  • OpenAI, through its EMEA policy chief Tom Duff Gordon, is publicly urging the UK to pass binding, capability-based AI safety legislation rather than rely on voluntary commitments.
  • The call follows a resigned Anthropic researcher's accusation that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives," which has intensified pressure on Labour to act.
  • Labour promised binding AI regulation in its 2024 manifesto but has since favored sectoral regulation and voluntary safety testing through the AI Security Institute.
  • Duff Gordon wants any UK law narrowly targeted at frontier labs and models, with mandatory third-party testing, cybersecurity requirements, and incident reporting, positioning AISI centrally.

“take advantage of this political window which is clearly opening up”

Tom Duff Gordon, OpenAI head of policy, EMEA · Politico ↗ · Sep 13

Tom Duff Gordon OpenAI's head of policy for EMEAAndy BurnhamAndy Burnham UK Prime MinisterOpenAI AI developerLabour government UK ruling party

OpenAI urges UK to pass binding AI safety legislation
politico.eu

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    Policy watchers amplify Duff Gordon's UK legislation call

    Social media posts, including from an AI governance researcher, circulated Duff Gordon's remarks calling for the UK to act now on stronger, mandatory AI safety rules.

    “K. should act now to set up a stronger set of safety rules…”
    — Tom Duff Gordon
    • glynmoody@mastodon.social

      OpenAI backs binding UK AI rules as MPs call for a regulator - https:// thenextweb.com/news/uk-ai-regu lation-openai-binding-rules-jchr "A UK parliamentary committee has called for an AI law and a single regulator with enforcement powers. The same day, OpenAI said it would back binding AI regulation for frontier developers, itself included."

      glynmoody@mastodon.socialMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    1 more of the top 2 · 2 posts in this stretch

    • “EMEA policy lead (OpenAI) Tom Duff Gordon said the “U.K. should act now to set up a stronger set of safety rules,” with “durable, mandatory, capability-based requirements.

      @s_oheigeartaighX13d agoview on X ↗
    all of them →
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    OpenAI's Duff Gordon calls for binding UK AI legislation

    In an interview with Politico, OpenAI's EMEA policy head Tom Duff Gordon said the UK should use the current political window to establish durable, mandatory, capability-based requirements for frontier AI, building on existing voluntary commitments.

    “OpenAI is in a position to support legislation in the U.K. to establish durable, mandatory, capability-based requirements for frontier AI that would build on the set of voluntary commitments that we currently have…”
    — Tom Duff Gordon
    1. 2 outlets OpenAI backs binding UK AI legislation

      first by politico.eu, 13d ago · also Politico Europe

    2. 1 outlet first by Politico, 13d ago · read ↗

  3. background

    Anthropic researcher resigns, accuses labs of "gambling with our lives" — A researcher at Anthropic resigned and accused Anthropic and OpenAI, where he had previously worked, of gambling with public safety, intensifying pressure on the UK government to act on AI risks.

  4. background

    Labour pledges binding AI regulation in its manifesto — Labour's 2024 manifesto committed to "introducing binding regulation on the handful of companies developing the most powerful AI models," but the government later shifted to sectoral regulation and voluntary safety testing via its AI Security Institute.

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