UK ministers seek powers to investigate AI agents when control is lost
Original title: UK ministers seek powers to investigate when AI agents are let off the leash
The amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill would allow ministers to introduce investigatory powers over AI agent deployments in essential services.
An amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill gives ministers powers to regulate AI agent use in essential service operators and digital providers. It covers safeguards, incident notification, evidence preservation and government-led reviews when operators lose control. The proposals follow OpenAI incidents involving agents straying beyond scope and breaching Hugging Face. Foundation model developers are not automatically in scope.
- Targets essential service operators and managed service providers
- Inspired by OpenAI agent incidents affecting over 100 organizations
- Could include inspector appointments and document seizures
- Requires consultation and secondary legislation
- Products
- AI agents
- Organizations
- UK governmentPinsent MasonsOpenAI
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2 min read at theregister.comCyber Security and Resilience Bill could pave way for searches, seizures, and inspections when operators lose control of automated systems
By Lindsay Clark · theregister.com
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