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Comment by Lord Clement-Jones

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Tim Clement-Jones, Baron Clement-Jones CBE; Liberal Democrat peer; UK House of Lords AI policy expert
Finally, in the face of autonomous AI threats, the Government need an ultimate backstop. We support proposals from ControlAI to introduce strictly constrained last resort powers, allowing the Secretary of State to direct the shutdown of data centres or AI systems in a catastrophic emergency.
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Lord Clement-Jones, UK House of Lords debate on the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, July 14, 2026.
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Require large datacenters to install kill switches for AI containment
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AI Verified The quote explicitly supports last-resort powers to shut down AI systems/data centres in a catastrophic emergency, directly supporting AI containment shutdown mechanisms. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Answer 'for' matches the quote’s explicit support for last-resort shutdown powers over AI systems or data centres in a catastrophic emergency. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard records Lord Clement-Jones saying this wording at line 646 on 14 July 2026. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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