The UK will host the world’s first dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) summit later this year, with the aim of achieving a holistic approach to mitigating technology-related risks, British Prime Minister Rishi announced in Washington on Wednesday. Sunak. .
“AI has incredible potential to transform our lives for the better. But we need to make sure it is developed and used safely,” Rishi Sunak said on the sidelines of a visit to the White House, where he will meet US President Joe Biden. .
“We have continually, throughout history, created revolutionary new technologies that we have used for the good of humanity. This is what we need to realize again,” he added.
London wants to host the headquarters of a potential regulator
The summit should be held next autumn and bring together “countries with a similar approach” to lay the groundwork for regulation, a spokesman for the British leader said. The idea of the summit, however, is not intended to thwart the exploitation of AI by authoritarian states such as China or Russia, the same source said.
However, it responds to Britain’s desire to eventually host the headquarters of a potential global AI regulator, a desire that could however be undermined, while the European Union and the United States have already begun discussions on the issue.
Rishi Sunak assured that the UK was in no danger of being left out.
“I think we have to have faith in our country’s ability to be a leader when it comes to AI because that’s what the facts show,” he told the BBC.
“If you look at the number of companies, the amounts invested, the quality of our research, no one is at the level of other democratic countries, apart from the United States,” Rishi Sunak insisted.
Joe Biden ‘fully aware’ of AI risks and opportunities
The British Prime Minister also assured that President Biden, although almost twice his age (80 compared to Rishi Sunak’s 43) was not overwhelmed with this technology.
“Yes, we talked about artificial intelligence when we were together in Japan (for the G7 summit, editor’s note) and I know he is fully aware of the risks and opportunities it entails,” Rishi Sunak, an antenna for the British channel, told AFP. TalkTV. , before his meeting with the US president.
“But I also know that the president has in mind the threats that our countries will face in the future and wants to make sure that we work together to protect them,” he insisted, implicitly underlining the US support for this summit proposal.
Source: BFM TV
