Sunak Urges Action on AI Risks Prior to Safety Summit

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will emphasize the importance of governments and companies confronting the potential dangers of artificial intelligence directly in order to fully capitalize on its advantages. This statement will be made in a speech on Thursday, preceding the upcoming inaugural global AI Safety Summit.

Great Britain will gather AI companies, political leaders and experts at Bletchley Park from 1st to 2nd. November to discuss the existential danger posed by artificial intelligence with the aim of building an international consensus on its safe development.

Sunak wants Britain to be the global leader in AI security and, after Brexit, to take up its role between the competing economic blocs of the United States, China and the European Union in the fast-growing technology.

According to the agenda, around 100 participants will discuss, among other things, the unpredictable progress of artificial intelligence and the possibility of humans losing control of it.

Sunak says that while AI will spur economic growth, advance human capabilities and solve problems once thought beyond us, it will also bring new dangers and new fears.

“It is my responsibility to address these fears and give you the peace of mind that we are keeping you safe while ensuring that you and your children have every opportunity for a better future that AI can bring.” he says, according to excerpts released by his office.

The UK government will also publish a report on “frontier” AI, the cutting-edge general purpose models that will be the focus of the summit.

The report informs discussions about risks such as social harm, misuse and loss of control, the government said.

The guest list includes US Vice President Kamala Harris and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis.

According to a Financial Times report, China is expected to attend, while European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has received an invitation.

In May, the leaders of the Group of Seven economies (G7) consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain, the United States and the European Union called for the adoption of standards for the creation of reliable artificial intelligence and the establishment of a ministerial forum. was named the Hiroshima AI process.