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The Lord Bishop of Hereford

Bishop of Hereford and member of the UK House of Lords.

Until such time as these virtues can be woven into machines, with the protections to shut them down safely, an international moratorium is the only safe way forward, and I would urge His Majesty’s Government to pursue it.

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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 urges an international moratorium, directly establishing a stance on global slowdown capability. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Hansard says the Bishop urges an international moratorium as the only safe way, 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: ines, with the protections to shut them down safely, an international moratorium is the only safe way forward, and I would urge His Majesty’s Government to pursue it. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 9d ago

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AI Verified Recorded for matches the quote's stance on slowing AI development. Evidence: ines, with the protections to shut them down safely, an international moratorium is the only safe way forward, and I would urge His Majesty’s Government to pursue it. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 9d ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard, 29 Jan 2026, records the Lord Bishop of Hereford stating this verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 2mo ago

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The Lord Bishop of Hereford votes For

Require AI labs to publish safety evaluations before deploying frontier models

I urge His Majesty’s Government, in collaboration with other nations, to introduce guardrails at the point of development.

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The Lord Bishop of Hereford votes For

Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely

Until such time as these virtues can be woven into machines, with the protections to shut them down safely, an international moratorium is the only safe way forward, and I would urge His Majesty’s Government to pursue it.

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The Lord Bishop of Hereford votes For

Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached