Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:45 pm on 3 February 2026.
Lord Leong
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
3:45,
3 February 2026
My Lords, the Government are taking a proactive, evidence-led approach to the potential emergence of advanced AI. We have empowered the AI Security Institute, the world’s first state-backed body of its kind, to carry out onerous testing of frontier models against clear red lines, including autonomous self-replication and deception. In the last couple of months, the AI Security Institute has conducted more than 30 such tests, and will be working with partners to ensure that AI is safe for the general public.