In a speech published on 30 June 2026, Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England, said that, as AI capabilities increase, “we must keep asking” whether existing, technology-agnostic regulatory frameworks remain sufficient, that they were not built to contemplate autonomous agents, and that more sophisticated governance and accountability frameworks may be needed.

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