UK’s Prime Minister anounced that UK will host the first global summit on AI
The UK will host the world’s first major global summit on AI safety, addressing risks associated with AI development and promoting international cooperation for safe use. This builds on recent discussions at the G7, OECD, and Global Partnership on AI.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will host the world’s first major global summit on AI safety in autumn 2023. The summit aims to address the risks associated with the rapid development of AI and discuss international cooperation to ensure its safe and responsible use. The announcement coincides with the Prime Minister’s visit to Washington DC to discuss the UK-US approach to opportunities and challenges of emerging technologies.
The summit will focus on examining the potential risks associated with AI, including frontier systems, and will discuss ways to address these risks through collaborative efforts on a global scale. It will be build on recent discussions at the G7, OECD, and Global Partnership on AI. Additionally, technology companies, including DeepMind, Anthropic, and Palantir, have expressed support for the summit and highlighted the importance of international collaboration in developing AI safely and ethically.
In parallel, the UK government plans to increase the number of scholarships for post-graduate STEM studies at UK and US universities to enhance expertise in these fields. The increased scholarships include a rise in Marshall scholarships and funding for five new Fulbright scholarships annually, focusing on STEM-related subjects, aiming to strengthen the mutual expertise of the UK and the US in future technologies.
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