UK minister vows to heed AI safety warnings amid extinction risk debate

UK First Secretary Louise Haigh will tell the TUC conference that the government will take AI safety seriously and heed industry warnings, responding to Anthropic researchers' claim that AI could cause human extinction within a decade. The statement signals a policy stance but lacks concrete regulatory commitments, with Labour MPs urging international cooperation. This reflects ongoing UK political debate on AI regulation rather than a market-moving development.