UK to host first global summit on AI safety

Britain will organise and host the first major global summit on artificial intelligence (AI) safety, as the world grapples with the challenges presented by the rapid advancement of AI, according to the Prime Minister on Wednesday.

The summit will consider the risks of AI, including frontier systems, and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action, as the British government hasn’t given a certain date for the event yet.

Furthermore, the summit will provide a platform for countries to work together on further developing a shared approach to mitigate these risks. It will bring together leading tech companies and researchers to agree on safety measures to monitor the most significant risks from AI.

It is worth mentioning that the UK is a world-leader in AI, ranking third behind the U.S. and China. The AI sector already contributes £3.7 billion to the UK economy and employs 50,000 people across the country.