The UK enacts dedicated legislation granting statutory powers to the AI Security Institute.
UK lawmakers are debating statutory safety testing powers for the AI Security Institute. Enacting dedicated primary legislation would resolve whether safety checks become legally mandatory.
Across 6 frontier models answering independently, the panel thinks this is unlikely: the median is 23%.
They do not agree: Gemini puts it at 74% and Claude at 22%, 52 points apart. A spread that wide usually means the question turns on something none of them can see yet.
Nothing is settled until 14 Oct 2027, when the outcome is checked against sources and every number above gets a permanent score.
What each one said
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GeminiGoogle
Labour's strong majority and explicit manifesto pledge make statutory powers for the AISI virtually certain within a year.
- DSIT already committed to putting the AISI on a statutory footing via an AI Bill first announced in the July 2024 King's Speech.
- A 12-month window easily accommodates UK primary legislation passing both Houses when the government faces no major backbench revolt.
- Drafting delays or watering down mandates into non-binding codes would deflate this, but regulatory momentum remains very high.
74% -
GPTOpenAI
This hinges on whether ministers turn the institute’s proposed testing role into a bill with enough parliamentary time before 2027 ends.
- AISI currently operates administratively; creating compulsory testing or information powers requires a government bill and Royal Assent.
- The UK passed the AI-focused AISI Act 2025, but no settled statutory-testing bill or legislative timetable is yet evident.
- A committed bill in the 2027 King’s Speech would raise the odds sharply; crowded post-election legislative agendas are the main constraint.
38% -
QwenAlibaba
UK institutional preference for regulator-led approaches over dedicated AI statutes remains the main obstacle.
- The 2023 white paper explicitly rejected dedicated AI legislation; DSIT has preferred empowering existing regulators, and no AI bill appeared in the 2025-26 King's…
- Even if a bill were introduced in early 2027, passing both Commons and Lords with committee scrutiny within 12 months is tight—comparable tech bills (Online Safety Act)…
- The shift to 'AI Security Institute' framing and Labour's greater regulatory appetite raise odds above the base, but the government is more likely to use secondary…
24% -
ClaudeAnthropic
Depends on whether the UK government prioritizes a dedicated AI bill in its legislative calendar before late 2027.
- The UK has repeatedly delayed comprehensive AI legislation since 2023, favoring voluntary frameworks and the AISI's non-statutory role.
- Parliament would need to draft, introduce, and pass primary legislation within a year, a tight timeline given competing legislative priorities like economic and…
- A clear government commitment via King's Speech or published bill text before mid-2027 would be the main signal raising this probability.
22% -
GrokxAI
Gov must introduce and pass a standalone AISI powers bill in the 2026-27 session.
- King’s Speech Nov 2026 must list it; a bill needs Commons/Lords stages plus royal assent by Oct 2027.
- ~70% of government bills pass, but this dedicated safety statute sits below that: Labour’s AI plan is growth-first and AISI already functions without statute.
- A frontier-model incident or US/EU statutory testing mandate would most raise the odds.
22% -
DeepSeekDeepSeek
This turns on whether Labour spends scarce legislative time on AI before the 2027 session ends.
- The AI Security Institute currently runs on non-statutory footing via DSIT; mandatory testing powers need primary legislation, which only government can table.
- Labour's 2024 manifesto promised binding AI regulation, but the King's Speech has prioritised employment, planning and crime bills over AI.
- Comparable UK tech statutes (Online Safety Act 2023, Data Protection Act 2018) took 2-4 years from consultation to Royal Assent, and no AI bill is yet in the pipeline.
22%
6 of 6 models answered · 52 points between the highest and lowest. None was shown the market price.
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