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UK will ‘heed the warnings’ about AI risks, senior minister Louise Haigh to say

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Hughes, D. (2026, September 15). UK will ‘heed the warnings’ about AI risks, senior minister Louise Haigh to say. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/donald-trump-government-andy-burnham-louise-haigh-b1297009.html

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Louise Haigh, a senior UK minister, will address concerns about artificial intelligence risks at the TUC annual congress in Brighton. She plans to emphasize the potential benefits of AI while also acknowledging the need for international cooperation to manage its dangers and ensure public safety. Meanwhile, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds acknowledged public worries but asserted that the UK’s safeguards are robust. In contrast, US President Trump dismissed AI risks as a hoax, advocating for minimal government intervention in favor of strong presidential leadership.

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On Tuesday at the TUC conference in Brighton, UK Labour's first secretary Louise Haigh warned that the government must heed warnings from AI experts regarding potential threats. She emphasized the need for international cooperation to ensure public safety and national security while acknowledging AI's benefits, such as transforming public services and boosting business growth. Researchers from Anthropic, among others like OpenAI and Google DeepMind, have raised concerns about the risks posed by rapid AI development, including a 10% chance of super-intelligent AI wiping out humanity within this decade. Haigh’s stance contrasts with US President Donald Trump's dismissal of AI threats as a "hoax," highlighting differing global approaches to regulating emerging technology.

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Ms Haigh, the de facto deputy prime minister, will acknowledge AI has the potential to transform public services, increase business growth and scientific progress. asserted

AI → acknowledge → growth

But at the TUC annual congress in Brighton she will say the Government is prepared to work internationally to address the risks from the technology. asserted

Government → say → technology

She will say: “AI has enormous potential to transform our public services, make our businesses stronger and deliver new scientific breakthroughs.” asserted

businesses → say → breakthroughs

But she will acknowledge that ministers must “heed the warnings of those who are at the forefront of developing this technology” and “be ready to work with international partners” to ensure public safety and national security. asserted

who → acknowledge → safety

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he understood public concerns about AI but insisted people should have confidence in the UK’s safeguards. “We should neither be complacent nor should we be hyperbolic about this,” he told BBC Breakfast. asserted

he → say → Breakfast

He said the UK was a world leader in AI safety but “it’s a difficult situation in that a lot of this technology, the frontier technology, does in the main come from the US and China”. asserted

lot → say → US

In the US, Mr Trump has dismissed AI fears as a “hoax” despite leading players in the industry ringing the alarm bell about the dangers from the rapid growth in the capability of the technology. asserted

players → dismiss → technology

He is worried that any slowdown in US progress will hand an advantage to Chinese firms and pushed back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI. asserted

slowdown → worry → AI

Writing on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump said: “The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” asserted

U.S.A. → write → spades

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