Reuters reports that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call on the hundred governments and companies attending the first global AI Safety Summit to address the urgency and need to address the risks and dangers of artificial intelligence.
Sunak reportedly vows to discuss the issues and fears surrounding artificial intelligence ahead of the first global AI Safety Summit.
The speech to be said on Thursday, November 1 and 2, at Bletchley Park will reportedly be aimed at building an international consensus for its safe development.
Sunak, according to extracts from his office, will be focusing on the need to "" address those [AI] fears head on" as well as ensure the public a "peace of mind" that they will be kept safe regarding the dangers of artificial intelligence.
The Prime Minister's speech for the global AI Safety Summit will also reportedly discuss children's opportunities "for a better future that AI can bring."
Sunak will also reportedly say that while AI will increase human potential, boost economic progress, and address previously deemed insurmountable issues, it also poses new risks and raises fresh concerns.
The Prime Minister reportedly wants Britain to take the lead globally in ensuring the safety of AI, establishing a position after Brexit between the rival economic blocs of the United States, China, and the European Union in the quickly developing technology.
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AI Safety Summit Expected Attendees
Reuters estimates that around 100 participants attending the summits, the tech giants, and countries will reportedly be discussing the unpredictable advances of AI and the potential for humans to lose control of it.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, are expected to attend the event. Attendants from the event are reportedly "roughly split between Cabinet ministers from around the world, CEOs of companies building AI at the frontier, academics, and representatives of international civil society," according to the summit's co-organiser Matt Clifford.
China is also expected to attend, with an invitation being sent to the country. Aside from cabinet members, it is stated that only businesses developing the most potent AI models are anticipated to participate.
AI Safety Summit Support and Concerns
The first-ever global AI safety summit has previously received support from tech giants, according to a Tech Times report that saw Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis emphasizing the critical role of international cooperation in developing AI safely and responsibly.
The summit, however, has already reportedly seen speculations from AI experts that it could virtually achieve nothing. Conjecture CEO Connor Leahy expressed his belief that heads of state could agree on a regulatory framework allowing businesses to continue creating "god-like" AI nearly unchecked.
Leahy states that organizations and "AI companies are trying to capture the summit, lock in a status quo of an unregulated race to disaster."
The AI Safety Summit has released the 2-day summit's topics, centering around "how to best manage the risks from the most recent advances in AI."
