Yvette Cooper on AI poses an existential threat to human…

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On nuclear, international agreement came only after the world saw the terrifying power of the new technology at Hiroshima – and asked what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands. We cannot afford to wait for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima before we act.

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Yvette Cooper, interview and essay remarks reported by The Guardian, July 5, 2026.

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AI Verified Warning against waiting for an AI equivalent of Hiroshima strongly indicates that AI poses an existential-scale threat. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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