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In wide-ranging evidence lasting 90 minutes, Sunak repeated his enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, saying developments in the field could help cure cancer and dementia and boost economic growth. But he admitted that if the technology was left unchecked, it could cause "large-scale social changes" and wanted "protective barriers" to be put in place. Britain will host an AI safety conference in the autumn but admitted any talk of an international regulator, similar to the International Atomic Energy Authority, was a “long-distance” prospect. Sunak also played down the idea that the upcoming King's Speech, which will be the final legislative program of this parliament's government, will contain artificial intelligence measures.
We can do a lot without legislation,” he said. Sunak defended civil servants against accusations from some Tory MPs that a Whitehall "taint" was thwarting the will of ministers. When asked if he recognized that Job Function Email Database expression, the prime minister said: “No.” “I have always had the support of incredibly diligent and hard-working public officials,” he added. Meanwhile, Sir Chris Bryant, chairman of the House of Commons standards committee, questioned Sunak about why he did not turn up for a debate and vote by MPs on a report condemning former prime minister Boris Johnson for lying to the parliament.

Bryant said Sunak was willing to "have his say" on the rules of cricket following the controversy in the second Ashes Test between Australia and England, but "not on the breaking of the rules in parliament". Sunak said he missed the Commons vote on the Johnson report to attend a fundraising dinner for an “amazing charity”.the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, indicated that this objective was "very close" and that the conversations were going "very well" with the hope of being able to bring it to this legislature. The mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, for his part, guaranteed a few weeks ago that, if they arrived in the capital, "the inconvenience or inconvenience" for the residents would be minimized.
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