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AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper

The Guardian Tech Sunday 05 July 2026, 19:00 UTC By Kiran Stacey Policy editor 1 min read
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Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interferenceArtificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if governments do not agree to curb how it is developed, the foreign secretary has warned. Yvette Cooper urged countries, including the US and China, to agree international rules for AI, telling the Guardian she believes the issue will dominate foreign policy over the next two years.

Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interference

Artificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if governments do not agree to curb how it is developed, the foreign secretary has warned.

Yvette Cooper urged countries, including the US and China, to agree international rules for AI, telling the Guardian she believes the issue will dominate foreign policy over the next two years.

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