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Lord Patel

Narendra Babubhai Patel KT; Baron Patel; British obstetrician and crossbench peer in the UK House of Lords

I come from the position of saying that moratoriums will not work.

AI Verified (Jan 29, 2026)

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Lord Patel, 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 directly says moratoriums will not work, indicating opposition to the proposed pause. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Recorded against is correct: the quote says moratoriums will not work. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard, 29 Jan 2026, attributes this exact wording to Lord Patel. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 2mo ago

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Governments and labs should build the capability for a global slowdown of frontier AI development in case it's needed

I come from the position of saying that moratoriums will not work.

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Lord Patel votes Against

Ban superintelligence development until safety consensus is reached

I come from the position of saying that moratoriums will not work. But we can work in co-operation with other nations that have already started regulating, such as South Korea and Australia, as well as work with our AI Security Institute in the Unite...

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