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Comment by Lord Markham

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Conservative member of the UK House of Lords; supports strong AI safety monitoring, alignment checks, and kill-switch research.
For me, a one-sided moratorium which ties our hands behind our backs while the likes of North Korea and the al-Qaedas of the world crack on: no, I am afraid that that worries me even more.
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UK House of Lords, debate “Superintelligent AI”, 29 January 2026.
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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached
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AI Verified Quote directly opposes a one-sided moratorium; it clearly bears on banning superintelligence development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote rejects a one-sided moratorium, so the recorded answer against is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard, 29 Jan 2026, records Lord Markham's wording verbatim in the Superintelligent AI debate. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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