// HACKER NEWS — CYBERSECURITY OpenAI agent hacked Australian government website, PM says Published: 09/24/2026, 02:44 AM We can bring you more now from Nick Clegg - former UK deputy prime minister and Meta executive - who has been speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Asked whether concerns about uncontrolled AI development might be combated by a so-called kill switch, Clegg says he hasn't seen any "plausible explanation" for this. "There isn't a room with a fuse box where you just pull out a fuse and everything just winds down," he explains. Instead, he says that there is "a lot that can be done" both voluntarily and through regulation to enforce greater transparency in how AI models are built and how they operate. This Flourish post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser. Former deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells the BBC there are "serious enough" known risks that are "enough to be getting on with" regarding AI. "That's what we should be focusing on," he tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme, listing risks such as bio weapons and cyber security hacks. He draws a distinction between those "known impacts" of AI and indulging in the view that the tech is going to "unavoidably develop some god-like power which is going to turn on us". These fears are a "misdescription of what this technology is capable of and not capable of" he says, adding it "paralyses political debate". As a reminder, Clegg joined Meta as head of global affairs in 2018 after leaving politics following a stint as deputy prime minister. He left his role at Meta in January.
