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Sunak’s spokesman said last month, following a G7 call for action in Japan, the summit is expected to take place in the autumn and will gather like-minded countries to shape the regulatory response. (File photo/AFP)
The AI summit is expected to take place in autumn and will gather “like-minded countries” to shape the regulatory response
Britain will host the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence later this year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, a common approach to limit the risk of a potential cataclysm of technology by countries harnessing their potential. is up for bidding.
“AI has incredible potential to improve our lives. But we need to make sure it’s developed and used in a safe way,” Sunak said in Washington on Thursday ahead of White House talks with US President Joe Biden.
“Time and again throughout history, we have invented paradigm-changing new technologies and we have used them for the good of humanity. That’s what we must do again.”
The summit is expected to take place in the autumn and will gather “like-minded countries” to shape a regulatory response, Sunak’s spokesman said, following a G7 call for action in Japan last month.
The spokesperson denied that the summit was intended as a counterweight to efforts by the likes of China and Russia to exploit AI for authoritarian ends.
But while Britain also wants to host the future world regulator for AI after Brexit, the United States and the European Union are already forging ahead with their direct talks on the fast-evolving technology.
Sunak denies that Britain is at risk of being squeezed.
“I think we should have the confidence to be a leader in our country when it comes to AI because the facts show that,” he told the BBC in Washington.
“If you look at the number of companies, the amount invested, the quality of our research, apart from the US, there is no other democratic country with such strength in AI.”
At 43, Sunak is almost half the age of 80-year-old Biden – but he denied the US president was out of touch with the new technology, which a UK adviser warned could destroy humanity within two years. can delete.
Sunak told Britain’s Talk TV ahead of their summit, “In fact, when we were in Japan with the president[at the G7]we discussed artificial intelligence and I know he was looking at those challenges and opportunities.” are aware of.”
“But I also know the President is thinking about the threats our countries face in the future and making sure we work together to defend our countries against them,” he said at the upcoming UK summit. indicating US support for
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