# UK and US artificial intelligence regulation efforts > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/uk-and-us-artificial-intelligence-regulation-efforts > Updated: 2026-09-11T07:30:50.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Legislative efforts to regulate artificial intelligence have expanded from focusing on individual protections and systemic safety to proposing bans on artificial superintelligence (ASI). In the United Kingdom, initial parliamentary debates centered on protecting personal identity through a proposed ban on unauthorized digital twins to prevent deepfakes and identity cloning. Concurrently, lawmakers sought emergency safeguards, such as a “kill switch” mechanism for advanced AI to protect critical infrastructure, and the introduction of an AI Security Bill to regulate superintelligent systems. This regulatory focus has since extended to the United States, where lawmakers have introduced the ‘Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act’. This U.S. proposal seeks to prohibit the creation of systems that exceed human capabilities and calls for a moratorium on advanced research until a federal regulatory agency is established. Both U.S. and UK legislators have emphasized that such measures require international cooperation to prevent development from simply shifting to other nations. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-11: US and UK lawmakers propose bans on artificial superintelligence US and UK lawmakers are introducing bills to ban the development of artificial superintelligence and calling for international agreements to regulate AI systems that could surpass human intelligence. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/us-and-uk-lawmakers-propose-bans-on-artificial-superintelligence ### 2026-09-03: UK Parliament debates AI regulation and digital twin bans UK lawmakers are debating new legislation to regulate artificial intelligence, including bans on unauthorized digital twins and the implementation of “kill switch” mechanisms to protect critical infrastructure. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uk-parliament-debates-ai-regulation-and-digital-twin-bans --- Cite as: UK and US artificial intelligence regulation efforts. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/uk-and-us-artificial-intelligence-regulation-efforts