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Comment by Lord Markham

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Conservative member of the UK House of Lords; supports strong AI safety monitoring, alignment checks, and kill-switch research.
For me, a one-sided moratorium which ties our hands behind our backs while the likes of North Korea and the al-Qaedas of the world crack on: no, I am afraid that that worries me even more.
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Lord Markham, 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 He directly rejects a one-sided moratorium, arguing it leaves rivals free to race toward superintelligence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Recorded against is correct: Lord Markham rejects a one-sided moratorium as more worrying than the alternative. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Official Hansard (29 Jan 2026) records Lord Markham's wording verbatim in the Superintelligent AI debate. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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