Archive · 23 Sep 2026
British Prime Minister Urges Global Rules to Govern Artificial Intelligence
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham spoke to world leaders about artificial intelligence.
He said countries should agree on rules for how AI is developed and used.
He wants companies to be transparent and allow access to their AI models.
Burnham said AI could help people but could also disrupt jobs and daily life.
He also warned that AI can make false information spread more effectively.
He said Russia and other countries have used such information to damage democracy.
Britain plans to create a National Centre for Information Defence to respond to this danger.
Burnham also said countries must keep working toward a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
He argued that Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank makes that solution harder to achieve.
Andy Burnham urged world leaders to establish global standards overseeing artificial intelligence.
He said the United Kingdom would seek rules on AI transparency and model access.
Burnham warned that AI could disrupt work and amplify misinformation and other risks.
He accused Russia and other states of using AI-enhanced misinformation to weaken democracy.
At the United Nations, he defended the two-state solution and criticized Israeli settlement expansion.
- Who
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, alongside Emmanuel Macron, Mark Carney and Faisal bin Farhan at a related meeting.
- What
- Burnham called for global artificial intelligence standards and defended a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
- When
- September 23, with a related meeting held on Tuesday.
- Where
- The United Nations General Assembly.
- Why
- He said AI risks and misinformation require international action, while inaction on Israel and Palestine could further reduce trust in politics and diplomacy.
- Speaker
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham
- Main AI proposal
- Global standards covering artificial intelligence
- Proposed AI rules
- Transparency and access to AI models
- Information-security response
- A proposed National Centre for Information Defence
- AI-related concern
- Disruption, increased risk, and misinformation threatening democracy
- Settlement policy
- The United Kingdom said it has banned trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank
- Diplomatic position
- Burnham said the two-state solution must be kept alive