The UK is set to host a major global summit later this year, which will focus on the safety of artificial intelligence (AI). Prime Minister Rishi Singh and US President Joe Biden will engage in discussions on AI technology during their meeting on Thursday, the UK government said.
The purpose of the summit is to assess the risks associated with AI, including frontier systems, and to find strategies to mitigate these risks through coordinated international efforts, as described in a statement from the British government. . However, no specific date has been provided for the event yet.
During their fourth meeting in as many months, Biden and Sink will collaborate to align their approaches to important and emerging technologies. According to UK and US officials, their aim is to increase economic security for both countries.
Palantir Technologies, a prominent US technology company that already maintains a workforce of over 800 employees in the UK, is separately expected to establish the UK as its European headquarters for AI development. will announce its plans, as revealed by the British government.
Sink plans to hold comprehensive discussions with Biden on the UK-US relationship and explore opportunities to strengthen our economies while consolidating what the government described as “our shared leadership in the technologies of the future”.
A number of governments around the world are actively considering measures to mitigate the risks associated with this emerging technology. China, for example, is exploring the introduction of artificial intelligence regulations, according to billionaire Elon Musk, who recently met with Chinese officials during his visit.
Regulators globally are working quickly to regulate the use of generative AI, which has the ability to generate text and images. Proponents compare the impact of this technology to the transformative effect of the Internet.
Sink is currently on a US tour and is scheduled to meet with President Biden at the White House on Thursday.
