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OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us

AI leaders appeared alongside whistleblowers and security leaders at a parliamentary session in Britain, while the country's spy chief warned about AI-made bioweapons nearby; the rules remain unwritten.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 3:53 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 3:53 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: OpenAI, US.
BBN covered this story before: Chipmakers Take the Blame as Tech Selloff Gets a Culprit (October 8).

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentOpenAI and Anthropic told British lawmakers today to regulate them, while a few hundred meters away Britain's spy chief warned AI could help create new bioweapons.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey walked in and asked for homework. That is the most confident move I have ever seen.

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