Comment by Lionel Tarassenko

I therefore proposed a Private Member’s Bill, not drawn in the ballot, which would establish AISI as an independent statutory body. It would make provision for its functions in relation to the testing and evaluation of advanced AI systems, including ...

It would make provision for its functions in relation to the testing and evaluation of advanced AI systems, including pre-deployment and post-deployment assessment of risks, and for the institute to give advice to the Government and Parliament.

My own view, after talking with colleagues in the AI Security Institute and the Alan Turing Institute, is that a moratorium would be unenforceable. Instead, I support the proposal made this week by the noble Baroness, Lady Harding, to set up a commis...