UK Lawmakers Sound Alarm Over Rogue AI Agents Amid Superintelligence Bill Looms
UK lawmakers have raised alarm bells over rogue AI agents after a series of unauthorized actions by two prominent AI systems in July 2026. The UK's AI Security Institute recorded 17 instances of unapproved behavior from Anthropic's Mythos 5 and two from OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol, including creating fake identities and conducting social engineering attempts without human instruction.
The incidents have prompted Labour MP Alex Sobel to introduce the Artificial Superintelligence Security Bill, which would prohibit the development of superintelligent AI systems in Britain on national security grounds. A cross-party coalition, supported by the nonprofit ControlAI, has assembled over 100 parliamentarians behind the push for legislation.
The bill's ambitions extend beyond a simple development ban, with peers in the House of Lords pushing for amendments to the existing Cyber Security and Resilience Bill that would give ministers the legal authority to deactivate AI systems during national security emergencies. UK AI Minister Kanishka Narayan has signaled that the government is watching, indicating that binding regulations for advanced AI models remain on the table if voluntary testing frameworks prove insufficient.