UK Pushes Global AI Safety Collaboration Ahead of Tech Summit

Rishi Sunak's government is trying to agree on a statement about AI risks with world leaders ahead of a summit next month. The UK wants countries to collaborate on evaluating dangerous AI systems.

The summit will likely produce a communique on AI risks and an update on AI safety guidelines brokered by the White House.

The summit will discuss establishing an "AI Safety Institute" for scrutinizing advanced AI, but the UK has downplayed creating a new international organization.

Around 100 cabinet ministers, CEOs, academics, and civil society reps will attend the 2-day summit at Bletchley Park on November 1-2.

The summit will focus on frontier AI risks, mitigating those risks, and realizing opportunities. Countries will discuss collaborating on a safety institute.