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Comment by Lord Tarassenko

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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 on Superintelligent AI, January 29, 2026.
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Pausing AI at human-genius level to solve alignment is safer than either racing to superintelligence or halting entirely
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AI Verified Quote calls a moratorium unenforceable, directly bearing on opposition to the proposed pause. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded against is correct: the quote says a moratorium would be unenforceable. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard, 29 Jan 2026, attributes this exact wording to Lord Tarassenko. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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