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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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Lord Tarassenko, House of Lords debate “Superintelligent AI,” Hansard, 29 January 2026.
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Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached
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AI Verified In the cited superintelligence-moratorium debate, Tarassenko calls a moratorium unenforceable; that is directly relevant to banning development. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago
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AI Verified Calling the superintelligence moratorium unenforceable strongly implies opposition; recorded answer against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago

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AI Verified Hansard’s 29 Jan 2026 Superintelligent AI debate records Lord Tarassenko’s exact statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 58min ago
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