Finance
As the world grapples with the difficulties and opportunities posed by the rapid growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced that the UK will hold the first major global summit on AI safety.
The summit, which will be held in the United Kingdom this autumn, will look at the risks of artificial intelligence, especially border systems, and how they may be managed via internationally coordinated action. According to a news statement published by the Prime Minister’s office on Wednesday, it would also provide a platform for countries to collaborate on further creating a shared approach to mitigating these risks.
The conference will bring together key countries, prominent technology companies, and experts to agree on safety methods to assess and monitor the most serious risks from AI.
“Breakthroughs from AI continue to improve our lives – from enabling paralysed people to walk to discovering superbug-killing antibiotics. But the development of AI is extraordinarily fast moving and this pace of change requires agile leadership. That is why the UK is taking action, because we have a global duty to ensure this technology is developed and adopted safely and responsibly,” the media release said.
“AI has an incredible potential to transform our lives for the better. But we need to make sure it is developed and used in a way that is safe and secure,” said Sunak, who is expected to discuss the topic when he meets US President Joe Biden on Thursday.
“No one country can do this alone. This is going to take a global effort. But with our vast expertise and commitment to an open, democratic international system, the UK will stand together with our allies to lead the way,” he asserted.
Source:IANS
