PM Sunak met with Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, Dario Amodey, CEO of Anthropic, and Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at 10 Downing Street in May. Photo: 10 Downing Street/Simon Walker
Rishi Sunak will host a global summit in London this fall to develop international rules on artificial intelligence amid warnings that it could threaten human extinction, according to The Telegraph.
Mr. Sunak should enlist Joe Biden's support for a conference during the prime minister's visit to Washington this week.
Meanwhile, Technology Secretary Chloe Smith will meet Britain's allies in Paris on Tuesday. create a united front on AI regulation before the West starts negotiations with China on this issue.
The UK is pursuing a diplomatic blitz to speed up cooperation on AI security amid growing concerns that the technology could pose serious risks without regulation. Experts fear that if super-intelligent systems are developed with capabilities far beyond human intelligence, humanity could lose control.
Other concerns include using AI to launch new cyberattacks, develop destructive weapons, or undermine democracy by spreading mass disinformation.
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Last week, the leaders of three of the world's most advanced artificial intelligence labs – OpenAI, Google Deepmind and Anthropic – were among those who signed a statement saying: “Reducing the risk of extinction due to AI must be a global priority along with other social scales.” . risks like pandemics and nuclear war.”
And at a Downing Street meeting with three bosses last month, Mr Sunak discussed technology risks, “ranging from disinformation and national security to existential threats.” .
The Prime Minister spoke of the need to put in place “limiters” to ensure that AI development is “safe and secure.”
The fall summit is likely to bring together heads of government, senior officials and AI companies from all walks of life. sizes. Ideas on the agenda could include the creation of a global AI oversight body, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency, that enforces nuclear energy safety standards.
Most importantly, China will be invited to the conference.
The government believes that since China is one of the world's major players in AI, efforts to effectively regulate the technology on an international basis will fail if there is no engagement with the country.
There is, however, considerable caution. about how China and other authoritarian states might try to use this technology.
On Tuesday, Ms. Smith will chair talks with foreign counterparts at the first Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Technology Forum. in Paris, an event that the UK government helped fund.
Discussions are designed to ensure that the rapid development of technologies such as AI is based on democratic values and protected from hostile parties. China does not participate in the forum, so the event will provide an opportunity for democracies to build a united front on the issue of AI regulation.
“Citizens are rightfully concerned”
Countries taking part in the discussions include the US, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Chile, Norway, Turkey, Ukraine and Senegal, as well as the EU.
A source in Whitehall said: “Next week we will bring together governments and like-minded organizations from around the world to discuss some of the most important issues of our time.
“Some of these technologies are evolving at an unprecedented rate, and our citizens are rightly concerned about the pace of change.
“Artificial intelligence can radically improve people’s lives, but the potential for abuse by hostile authoritarian regimes is a constant threat that we are full of determination to do it.
“Because these technologies are being developed across borders, it is truly a global challenge to ensure they are built in line with our democratic values and used responsibly.” The source added: “This is why the UK is showing global leadership. and building an international alliance based on these values, obtaining international funds to support the work, and proving that we are truly a science and technology superpower.”
The OECD forum will discuss “responsible, value-based and rights-based technologies” with a focus on “new technologies”. In addition to artificial intelligence, it will cover immersive technologies such as the “metaverse” of virtual reality, as well as engineering biology and quantum technologies.
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Separately, The Telegraph understands that the government is close to appointing the chairman of a key internal working group on artificial intelligence.
In April, the government announced £100m seed funding for an expert group aimed at accelerating sovereign AI capabilities in the UK.
The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology has narrowed down the list to two candidates to chair the 'Fund Model Task Force'. The final appointment is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The idea of holding an international AI regulation summit in London first appeared in The Telegraph in April, when it was proposed by the two chairmen of the House of Commons Committees on Business, Commerce and Science Technology, Darren Jones and Greg. Clark.
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