UK government acknowledges 'existential' risk of AI |
The UK government has acknowledged the "existential" risk of artificial intelligence (AI) development for the first time. Prime minister Rishi Sunak and Chloe Smith, the secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, met with the CEOs of Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Anthropic AI to discuss safety and regulation measures. “They discussed safety measures, voluntary actions that labs are considering to manage the risks, and the possible avenues for international collaboration on AI safety and regulation,” the participants said in a joint statement. “The lab leaders agreed to work with the UK government to ensure our approach responds to the speed of innovations in this technology both in the UK and around the globe . . . The PM and CEOs discussed the risks of the technology, ranging from disinformation and national security, to existential threats . . . The PM set out how the approach to AI regulation will need to keep pace with the fast-moving advances in this technology.” |
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