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Wired: AI Chiefs' Plea Meets a Spy Chief's Bioweapon Warning

Whistleblowers and security leaders also testified at the sweeping session in Parliament; no rules were drafted, only a lot of volunteering.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Tonight
Published 8:56 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us”, with reporting from The Verge and Ars Technica.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:56 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: OpenAI, AI, US.
BBN covered this story before: OpenAI and Anthropic Tell British Lawmakers: Regulate Us (October 13).

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSince this afternoon the story has settled into a standoff, because the session ran long and nobody in that room has put one actual rule on paper yet.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBut that's the genius of it, the two biggest AI labs walked into Parliament and asked for a leash, and the whistleblowers were sitting right there.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA leash nobody has designed is a press release with a nice accent. Asking is easy, and drafting it is the part that takes years.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe spy chief next door was warning about bioweapons while they asked for rules. That's the substitute teacher walking in on the pop quiz.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA substitute teacher.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd they showed up with the answer key already highlighted, so the class can't lose.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe students are also the ones grading it, Kenji, and I'm adding that to my list of your mistakes.