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Comment by Lord Knight of Weymouth

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Labour member of the UK House of Lords and former UK schools minister.
There is a real risk of superintelligent AI systems being developed that could act autonomously from human control, learn their own language to collaborate with each other and present an existential threat to our species.
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Lord Knight of Weymouth, House of Lords debate “AI: Impact on Society,” Hansard, June 5, 2026.
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AI poses an existential threat to humanity
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AI Verified Hansard, Lords debate 5 Jun 2026, records Lord Knight of Weymouth saying these exact words. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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