Artificial Intelligence is booming in the current scenario, both as a technology and as an economic contributor. But since AI is a really powerful technology, it has the potential to harm the human population too when used incorrectly. We previously saw a Writers’ Strike in the USA, actors like Anil Kapoor filing a lawsuit over his personality rights, and many more instances just because of AI.
Keeping this thought in mind, UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is hosting the first AI Safety Summit. Sunak plans on making the UK the leader in the global race to regulate AI and this is a step in that direction. It was during this summit that leaders from 28 countries, including China and the USA, signed a declaration and agreed to cooperate and assess the risks of artificial intelligence. Let’s find out more about this declaration.
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PM Sunak is hosting the event between 1-2 November at a technological landmark near London where during the 2nd World War British code breakers uncoded Nazi Germany’s Enigma code. I am talking about Bletchley Park and it is also home to the world’s largest collection of working historic computers.
The highlight of Day 1 at the Summit was the signing of the Bletchley Declaration which was released by the Sunak government. The document emphasised and warned about the potential threats that the most advanced “frontier” AI systems could pose in the future. It was agreed upon and signed by 28 governments, as mentioned earlier.
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The declaration read, “There is potential for serious, even catastrophic, harm, either deliberate or unintentional, stemming from the most significant capabilities of these A.I. models.” Additionally, it emphasised international cooperation for the same, “Many risks arising from A.I. are inherently international in nature, and so are best addressed through international cooperation.”
The goals are yet to be decided. A second follow-up meeting will be held 6 months later in South Korea and the third one in France after a year to further the agenda.
