The AI summit was a good first step – but we must be wary about the dangers of artificial intelligence
1 year, 2 months ago

The AI summit was a good first step – but we must be wary about the dangers of artificial intelligence

The Independent  

Artificial intelligence presents enormous global opportunities: it has the potential to transform and enhance human wellbeing, peace and prosperity. To realise this, we affirm that, for the good of all, AI should be designed, developed, deployed and used, in a manner that is safe, in such a way as to be human-centric, trustworthy and responsible.” The first words of the historic Bletchley Declaration represent a breakthrough in international diplomacy, bringing the cooperative habits and conventions of a rules-based system to this powerful new technology for the first time. This includes, alongside increased transparency by private actors developing frontier AI capabilities, appropriate evaluation metrics, tools for safety testing, and developing relevant public sector capability and scientific research.” That means that Big Tech will be a partner rather than assumed to be an enemy in the safe development of AI, the only practical way to harness and steer such powerful trans-global corporations. We have a new government department for science and innovation, but not yet much sign of the various existing regulatory agencies doing much about the early abuses of AI that are already apparent. If Mr Sunak wants Britain to lead the world in AI that is “human-centric, trustworthy and responsible”, he may as well set an example at home.

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AI safety summits could help shape UK legislation, Technology Secretary says
7 months, 2 weeks ago

AI safety summits could help shape UK legislation, Technology Secretary says

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The increased international co-operation on AI safety sparked by UK-created AI …

World leaders plan new agreement on AI at virtual summit co-hosted by South Korea, UK
7 months, 2 weeks ago

World leaders plan new agreement on AI at virtual summit co-hosted by South Korea, UK

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy World leaders are expected to …

World leaders need to ‘get serious’ about AI, experts warn as summit opens
7 months, 2 weeks ago

World leaders need to ‘get serious’ about AI, experts warn as summit opens

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some of the world’s leading AI scientists have called for stronger …

UK should be more positive about AI to avoid missing out on tech ‘goldrush’
11 months, 1 week ago

UK should be more positive about AI to avoid missing out on tech ‘goldrush’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s approach to artificial …

UK reputation as ‘sensible’ regulator will help it keep leadership role in AI
11 months, 4 weeks ago

UK reputation as ‘sensible’ regulator will help it keep leadership role in AI

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joe White said the UK’s international reputation as “sensible” and “reasonable” had also helped the Government organise …

AI will render jobs obsolete, Elon Musk tells UK PM Rishi Sunak as Security Summit comes to a close
1 year, 2 months ago

AI will render jobs obsolete, Elon Musk tells UK PM Rishi Sunak as Security Summit comes to a close

Firstpost  

In a rather interesting conversation with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Elon Musk said that soon, AI will render all jobs obsolete. People can choose to work if they feel, but AI will possess the capability to perform virtually any task Elon Musk engaged in a profound conversation with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, emphasizing the transformative influence of artificial …

A Race Against Time: US, UK are in a secret tussle to control, regulate AI, experts wary
1 year, 2 months ago

A Race Against Time: US, UK are in a secret tussle to control, regulate AI, experts wary

Firstpost  

The UK and US are in a race against time to control AI and how AI is regulated the world over. Although the US did sign the Bletchley Declaration as proposed by the UK, just days before the AI Safety Summit, President Biden signed an Executive Order for AI In a bid to assert their leadership in AI and to …

Watch: Sunak closes AI safety summit before meeting Elon Musk
1 year, 2 months ago

Watch: Sunak closes AI safety summit before meeting Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Watch as Rishi Sunak delivers closing remarks at the global summit …

Rishi's high-level summit: Moment the PM takes centre stage - helpfully flanked by 5ft2 Kamala Harris and 5ft3 Giorgia Meloni - at Bletchley Park gathering as world leaders and tech bosses discuss AI
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi's high-level summit: Moment the PM takes centre stage - helpfully flanked by 5ft2 Kamala Harris and 5ft3 Giorgia Meloni - at Bletchley Park gathering as world leaders and tech bosses discuss AI

Daily Mail  

Rishi Sunak today took centre stage as he gathered world leaders and tech bosses to discuss the dangers of Artificial Intelligence on the second day of his Bletchley Park summit. Downing Street has pushed back at claims Mr Sunak's AI summit has been snubbed by world leaders after US President Joe Biden, Canada's Justin Trudeau, France's Emmanuel Macron, and Germany's …

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats
1 year, 2 months ago

Sunak says agreements at UK summit tip the balance in favor of humanity in fight against AI threats

Associated Press  

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that achievements at the first international AI Safety Summit would “tip the balance in favor of humanity” in the race to contain the risks from rapid advances in cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Speaking after two days of talks at Bletchley Park, a former codebreaking spy base near London, Sunak said …

What to expect from Sunak’s AI Safety Summit today as science secretary warns of Terminator-style ‘loss of control’ and PM prepares to meet Elon Musk
1 year, 2 months ago

What to expect from Sunak’s AI Safety Summit today as science secretary warns of Terminator-style ‘loss of control’ and PM prepares to meet Elon Musk

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Speaking ahead of the second day of Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit — when the …

Elon Musk tells Sunak AI will mean people no longer need to work
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk tells Sunak AI will mean people no longer need to work

The Telegraph  

Mr Musk said that AI robots in the future could become “real friends” because they will have a memory and will have read everything that you have read, adding: “You could talk to it every day, you will actually have a great friend. He also praised Mr Sunak’s plans to monitor and potentially regulate AI, saying they would be “annoying” …

Spies to test new AI for national security threats, Rishi Sunak announces
1 year, 2 months ago

Spies to test new AI for national security threats, Rishi Sunak announces

The Telegraph  

New artificial intelligence technology is to be tested by spies to ensure it doesn’t threaten national security, Rishi Sunak announced on Thursday. The Prime Minister said the landmark step agreed with leading technology firms to vet the next generation of AI models before they’re released will help “tip the balance in favour of humanity”. Mr Sunak said the work to …

‘World-first’ Bletchley declaration on AI safety agreed ahead of summit
1 year, 2 months ago

‘World-first’ Bletchley declaration on AI safety agreed ahead of summit

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “world-first” statement on the risks around artificial intelligence has been …

Countries at a UK summit pledge to tackle AI’s potentially ‘catastrophic’ risks
1 year, 2 months ago

Countries at a UK summit pledge to tackle AI’s potentially ‘catastrophic’ risks

Associated Press  

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — Delegates from 28 nations, including the U.S. and China, agreed Wednesday to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence. The first international AI Safety Summit, held at a former codebreaking spy base near London, focused on cutting-edge “frontier” AI that some scientists warn could pose a risk to …

Who is and is not coming to the AI Safety Summit?
1 year, 2 months ago

Who is and is not coming to the AI Safety Summit?

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK is hoping to cement its place as a global …

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit
1 year, 2 months ago

What to know about the UK’s AI Safety Summit

Al Jazeera  

Meta, OpenAI and Google are some of the companies attending PM Rishi Sunak’s summit on the risks and misuses of artificial intelligence. The summit is led by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has called AI “the defining technology of our time”. The summit is centred around ‘frontier AI’, which is defined as “highly capable foundation models that could possess …

Kamala Harris arrives in the UK ahead of AI safety summit
1 year, 2 months ago

Kamala Harris arrives in the UK ahead of AI safety summit

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy US Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in the UK ahead of attending …

UK PM Rishi Sunak to have one-on-one meeting with Elon Musk after London’s AI Summit
1 year, 2 months ago

UK PM Rishi Sunak to have one-on-one meeting with Elon Musk after London’s AI Summit

Firstpost  

Elon Musk has been a long proponent of strict regulations on AI, whereas UK PM Rishi Sunak has maintained that they will regulate the dangers of AI as and when the need rises. The summit comes at a time when EU leaders have been vying to set the tone for AI regulations British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to …

Joe Biden signs sweeping order to regulate AI in U.S, days before Sunak’s AI safety summit
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden signs sweeping order to regulate AI in U.S, days before Sunak’s AI safety summit

The Hindu  

U.S. President Joe Biden, on Monday, signed an executive order to enable wide-ranging regulation of artificial intelligence. Mr Biden’s order comes days before U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, as countries race to keep up with rapidly evolving AI technology. Mr. Biden directed his administration to expand bilateral, multilateral and multistakeholder consultations on AI, with …

Downing Street denies AI summit being snubbed by world leaders
1 year, 2 months ago

Downing Street denies AI summit being snubbed by world leaders

The Independent  

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Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance, FTX founder’s testimony in limbo, Sunak urges global AI safety consensus
1 year, 2 months ago

Today’s Cache | Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance, FTX founder’s testimony in limbo, Sunak urges global AI safety consensus

The Hindu  

Sundar Pichai’s trial appearance Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google, will testify on Monday in the once-in-a generation antitrust fight over Google’s dominance of search and some parts of search advertising. FTX founder’s testimony in limbo Sam Bankman-Fried got a test run taking the stand at his New York criminal trial Thursday after a judge sent …

Extinction risk from AI on same scale as nuclear war, Sunak warns
1 year, 2 months ago

Extinction risk from AI on same scale as nuclear war, Sunak warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. AI will pose major security risks to the UK within two years and has the …

Rishi Sunak calls for joint global stand on AI safety
1 year, 2 months ago

Rishi Sunak calls for joint global stand on AI safety

The Hindu  

Projecting Britain as a global leader in Artificial Intelligence, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called for a joint global statement on AI safety. His speech coincided with the release of papers on the risks of AI produced by the U.K.’s intelligence agencies ahead of an international ‘AI Safety Summit’ in Bletchley Park next week. Speaking at the Royal Society on Thursday, …

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks
1 year, 2 months ago

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks

Associated Press  

LONDON — As authorities around the world scramble to draw up guardrails for artificial intelligence, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned Thursday against moving too fast on regulating the rapidly developing technology before it’s fully understood. AI developers, who “don’t always fully understand what their models could become capable of,” should not be “marking their own homework,” Sunak said. “How …

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks
1 year, 2 months ago

UK PM Sunak warns against rush to regulate AI before understanding its risks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. AI developers, who "don't always fully understand what their …

UK to set up world’s 1st AI safety institute, Sunak says ahead of global summit
1 year, 2 months ago

UK to set up world’s 1st AI safety institute, Sunak says ahead of global summit

Live Mint  

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said only governments could tackle the risks posed by AI, a technology he said could make it easier to build chemical or biological weapons, spread fear and, in a worse-case scenario, escape human control. Speaking ahead of a global gathering he has convened next week to examine the risks of the technology, Sunak said he …

Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers
1 year, 2 months ago

Harris will attend an AI summit at a UK estate that was a base for World War II codebreakers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will attend a summit on artificial intelligence in the United Kingdom next week, shortly after President Joe Biden issues a highly anticipated executive order on an emerging technology that has generated excitement and fear. Harris will deliver a speech outlining the Democratic administration’s approach to artificial intelligence on Nov. 1 before attending a summit …

Brexit means UK can be global leader on AI, says Facebook co-founder
1 year, 2 months ago

Brexit means UK can be global leader on AI, says Facebook co-founder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dustin Moskovitz, the …

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit
1 year, 2 months ago

Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit

The Hindu  

Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence safety summit next month, aiming to carve out a role following Brexit as an arbiter between the United States, China, and the European Union in a key tech sector. The November 1-2 summit will focus heavily on the existential threat some lawmakers, including Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, fear AI poses. …

Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AI
1 year, 3 months ago

Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AI

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Britain pitched itself to the world Friday as a ready leader in shaping an international response to the rise of artificial intelligence, with Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden telling the U.N. General Assembly his country was “determined to be in the vanguard.” Touting the United Kingdom’s tech companies, its universities and even Industrial Revolution-era innovations, he said …

EU considering whether to attend Britain's AI summit, spokesperson says
1 year, 3 months ago

EU considering whether to attend Britain's AI summit, spokesperson says

The Hindu  

The European Union is considering whether to send officials to Britain's upcoming artificial intelligence safety summit, a spokesperson told Reuters, as the bloc nears completion of wide-ranging AI legislation that is the first of its kind globally. European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has received a formal invitation to the summit, the spokesperson said, adding: "We are now reflecting on …

Government urged to address AI ‘risks’ to avoid ‘spooking’ public
1 year, 4 months ago

Government urged to address AI ‘risks’ to avoid ‘spooking’ public

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee said there are “many opportunities” for AI to …

Watch: James Cleverly chairs UN meeting on artificial intelligence
1 year, 5 months ago

Watch: James Cleverly chairs UN meeting on artificial intelligence

The Independent  

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UN Security Council to discuss AI threat to humanity and global peace for the first time
1 year, 5 months ago

UN Security Council to discuss AI threat to humanity and global peace for the first time

Firstpost  

The United Nations Security Council will start discussing the challenges AI poses to humanity and global peace. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres suggests that we have an international AI body like we have one for atomic energy, the IAEA This week, the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to have its inaugural formal discussion on artificial intelligence in New York. During its …

UN chief Guterres backs proposal to form watchdog to monitor AI
1 year, 6 months ago

UN chief Guterres backs proposal to form watchdog to monitor AI

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations secretary-general has warned that artificial intelligence is being used to spread disinformation and hate, as he backed a proposal for the creation of an international watchdog to monitor the technology. Guterres said he backs a proposal by some artificial intelligence executives for the creation of a watchdog body similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Generative AI …

UK should set up ‘national lab’ to become world leader in AI – Blair and Hague
1 year, 6 months ago

UK should set up ‘national lab’ to become world leader in AI – Blair and Hague

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Society is about to be radically reshaped, requiring a more strategic state and a …

UK must seize AI opportunities to remain a tech capital, says PM Rishi Sunak
1 year, 6 months ago

UK must seize AI opportunities to remain a tech capital, says PM Rishi Sunak

The Hindu  

Britain must act quickly to remain a tech capital, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will tell tech leaders on Monday, urging them to grasp the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence. "We must act – and act quickly – if we want not only to retain our position as one of the world’s tech capitals. but to go even further, and …

Rishi Sunak Says UK Must Grasp Opportunities of AI to Remain a Tech Capital
1 year, 6 months ago

Rishi Sunak Says UK Must Grasp Opportunities of AI to Remain a Tech Capital

News 18  

Britain must act quickly to remain a tech capital, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will tell tech leaders on Monday, urging them to grasp the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence. Sunak, speaking at the start of London Tech Week, will say the “tectonic plates of technology are shifting”. “We must act – and act quickly – if we want not …

Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety
1 year, 7 months ago

Britain to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety

The Hindu  

Britain will host a global summit on artificial intelligence safety later this year and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss the technology at their Thursday meeting, the UK government said. The summit will consider the risks of AI, including frontier systems, and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action, the British government …

Boost for Sunak as tech chief hails Britain’s AI potential
1 year, 7 months ago

Boost for Sunak as tech chief hails Britain’s AI potential

The Telegraph  

US data giant Palantir has said Britain is a better place to develop artificial intelligence than the EU thanks to more “pragmatic” privacy laws, in a boost to Rishi Sunak. Chief executive Alex Karp said a draconian data protection regime in Brussels meant “you’re going to be able to do things in the UK that you can’t do on the …

UK to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety: PM Sunak
1 year, 7 months ago

UK to host first global summit on artificial intelligence safety: PM Sunak

Hindustan Times  

Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology's potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday. The summit is expected to take place in the autumn and will gather "like-minded countries" to shape a regulatory response, …

Britain will take world lead on AI threat, Sunak to tell Joe Biden
1 year, 7 months ago

Britain will take world lead on AI threat, Sunak to tell Joe Biden

The Telegraph  

Britain will take the lead in tackling the threat posed by artificial intelligence, Rishi Sunak will tell Joe Biden. Speaking ahead of Thursday’s meeting, the Prime Minister said: “This mid-size country happens to be a global leader in AI. “I intend to talk about that with President Biden and lots of leaders around the world.” It comes days after one …

AI could ‘kill many humans’ within two years, warns Sunak adviser
1 year, 7 months ago

AI could ‘kill many humans’ within two years, warns Sunak adviser

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Artificial intelligence could create a “dystopia” a government minister has warned …

Thousands turn out for World Summit AI as Netherlands unveils €192 million AI plan
5 years, 3 months ago

Thousands turn out for World Summit AI as Netherlands unveils €192 million AI plan

NL Times  

With reporting by Randi Cecchine and Zack Newmark. "AI will not just change the way we make our money, it will change the way we live our lives," said State Secretary Mona Keijzer of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. In an AI action plan presented on Tuesday, Keijzer said she wants to urge Dutch companies to accelerate …

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