A cross-party group of UK MPs and peers on the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has called for new legislation to address the human rights risks posed by AI, warning that no jurisdiction currently has a fit-for-purpose regulatory approach. In a 100-page report, the committee argued that AI has enabled abuses including the creation of sexualised images of women and girls and the scanning of faces without consent. It called for a single statutory AI oversight body, more demanding obligations for higher-risk systems across the AI lifecycle, and outright prohibitions on certain uses incompatible with human rights, including subliminal techniques and inappropriate profiling or biometric data use. Labour committed to binding regulation in its 2024 manifesto, but no dedicated AI bill appeared in this year’s King’s Speech. Education minister Georgia Gould said the government was already regulating in areas such as deepfakes and cybersecurity.
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