AI Summit — World leaders sign Bletchley Declaration

Today is the final day of the UK's first AI Safety Summit.

Representatives of 28 countries are attending the summit held at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire, including the United States, China, and the EU. 

The event opened with a taped address by King Charles, who called the development of advanced AI “no less important than the discovery of electricity.”

Yesterday, all attendees signed a joint statement calling for global cooperation to tackle the risks of AI. According to the BBC, the Bletchley Declaration recognises that “AI presents enormous global opportunities” and should be developed in a “human-centric, trustworthy and responsible” way.

This agreement on managing the riskiest forms of AI is the first of its kind in the world.

According to the BBC, Tino Cuellar, President of the think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, called the summit a “diplomatic coup” for the UK government, stating that it was “a remarkable achievement” to bring together representatives from all over the world for this vital conversation.

Echoing this approach, the White House announced the creation of the US AI Safety Institute, a new body that would work alongside its UK counterpart. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the initiative.

“As with all new waves of technology, AI brings new fears, new dangers – from social harms like bias and disinformation to the most extreme risks of all…As leaders, we have a responsibility to address that,” Mr Sunak said.

Mr Sunak is set to debate Elon Musk on the topic tonight during an in-conversation event.
 

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