Member

The cost of inaction vastly outweighs the compliance burden, as a single major AI-driven cyber-incident could dwarf the total cost of implementing those powers across all affected operators. Last-resort kill-switch powers for AI systems and data centres underpin the overall concept of cyber-resilience—the final backstop. The UK must remain proactive rather than reactive, and we need to be ready in these unprecedented times. As AI companies race towards superintelligence, it becomes ever more important to have the right safeguards in place to avoid catastrophic outcomes. The new clause provides an urgent, legally sound and proportionate mechanism to stay ahead of real-world threats to our critical national infrastructure. I will not be pushing it to a vote, but perhaps the Minister will consider adding it to the Bill.