# MPs and peers urge new law to tackle AI threat to human rights

https://mins.news/en/video/57339

- BBC News, 2026-09-14 08:10 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gosn1vf3Eic

> A cross-party group of UK MPs and peers says artificial intelligence poses human-rights risks that current laws are poorly equipped to address. The Joint Committee on Human Rights has called for a new AI bill, with chair Alex Sobel saying no country, including the UK, yet has a legislative and regulatory approach fit for purpose.

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