.@Discoplomacy This kill-switch provision helps govt intervene in cases where UK datacenters are being maliciously used by a threat actor to…

.@Discoplomacy This kill-switch provision helps govt intervene in cases where UK datacenters are being maliciously used by a threat actor to conduct cyberattacks. It also helps in cases where the government has reason to believe superintelligent AI, AI that can autonomously compromise national security, is being developed on UK soil. While this doesn’t deal with all scenarios, it’s a common sense step forward. The UK is not truly sovereign on AI if it can't pull the plug when AI national security threats happen on its soil. Interesting amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. Not sure I fully understand how switching off data centres would help in an AI catastrophe situation, especially if it had copied itself/had weights stolen/was overseas. Happy to learn more!

Source: Connor Leahy (X) | 2026-05-14