Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on Governments and labs should build the c…

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Stephen Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath; Labour peer; UK House of Lords; former Minister of State

So I call on the Government to think through the need not just for a moratorium on development but for some international agreement.

AI Verified (Jan 29, 2026)

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UK House of Lords, debate “Superintelligent AI,” January 29, 2026.

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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

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AI Verified Hansard quote calls for an AI-development moratorium and international agreement, directly establishing a stance on global slowdown capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Hansard calls for a moratorium on development and international agreement, supporting for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

Slow down AI development

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AI Verified Full-claim match: the quote addresses AI development/capability growth and a slower pace, pause, halt, or explicit rejection/mixed position. Evidence: So I call on the Government to think through the need not just for a moratorium on development but for some international agreement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 10d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: So I call on the Government to think through the need not just for a moratorium on development but for some international agreement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 10d ago