UK bill amendment could bring rules for losing control of AI agents

The UK government has added a clause to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, which is still passing through Parliament, that would let ministers make rules on AI agents at certain regulated organisations, The Register reports. Ministers outlined plans for safeguards, telling affected organisations about incidents, preserving evidence and government-led incident reviews. None of this applies yet: the measures would need consultation and parliamentary approval through secondary legislation. Organisations potentially affected include gas and electricity suppliers, managed service providers and cloud providers deploying AI agents for customers, while foundation model developers would not automatically be in scope.