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Comment by Lord Tarassenko

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David James Tarassenko, Baron Tarassenko; British engineer, academic, and crossbench member of the UK House of Lords.
My own view, after talking with colleagues in the AI Security Institute and the Alan Turing Institute, is that a moratorium would be unenforceable.
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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 says an AI moratorium would be unenforceable, directly establishing a stance against global slowdown capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Hansard says Lord Tarassenko considers a moratorium unenforceable, supporting against. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard, 29 Jan 2026, records Lord Tarassenko stating this verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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