A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI) that they argue existing laws are ill-equipped to cover. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published a report calling for a new bill to address these threats.
Alex Sobel MP, the committee's chair, stated that no legislative and regulatory approach to AI globally, including in the UK, is currently fit for purpose. The JCHR's report suggests the new AI bill should establish a regulatory regime classifying different risk levels, with more demanding obligations for higher-risk systems.
The committee advocates for a single, independent AI oversight body on a statutory basis. It also proposes that some uses of AI, such as subliminal techniques and inappropriate use of profiling or biometric data, should be prohibited outright due to incompatibility with human rights.
The JCHR's 12 members include MPs and peers from the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat parties.