British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will lead day two of the AI Safety Summit on Thursday by welcoming senior leaders to Bletchley Park and hosting two session.
The first will focus on international priorities for artificial intelligence (AI) in the next five years, with a small group of senior representatives from governments and bodies around the world.
They include the US, EU, Italy, France, Germany, Australia and the UN, as well as virtual attendance from Japan, South Korea, and Singapore.
Mr Sunak is expected to make the case for global responsibility to address the risks in order to seize the opportunities of AI.
The group will discuss the international collaboration needed to develop this in the coming years.
The second session will host companies at the forefront of AI, as well as academia and civil society, and focus on concrete action needed next year to ensure AI safety.
Those attending include leaders of major AI businesses such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Microsoft, Meta and xAI.
In this session, they will discuss the plan for state-backed testing and evaluation of AI models before they are released.
Last week, Mr Sunak announced the UK’s AI Safety Institute, which will examine, evaluate and test new types of AI to inform national and international policymaking.
On Wednesday, under the UK’s leadership, 28 countries including the US and China, and the EU, agreed for the first time on the opportunities, risks and need for international action on frontier AI, which are systems where we face the most urgent and dangerous risks.
“I believe there will be nothing more transformative to the futures of our children and grandchildren than technological advances like AI,” Mr Sunak said before the summit..
“We owe it to them to ensure AI develops in a safe and responsible way, gripping the risks it poses early enough in the process.
“The first-ever global AI Safety Summit led by the UK has already seen major AI powers sign up to the landmark Bletchley Declaration, agreeing on the shared responsibility to address the risks and urgently work together on frontier AI safety and research.
“The UK has led the way in this global conversation on AI safety, but no one country can tackle the risks alone.
“I’m looking forward to discussing this further with partners, so we can all keep our people safe and ensure future generations can reap the benefits of AI.”
The AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park - in pictures
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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets US Vice President Kamala Harris on the second day of the UK's Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. Getty Images -
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly talks to an attendee. The summit is being attended by industry leaders and government officials. PA -
Mr Sunak speaks with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. AFP -
Mr Sunak welcomes Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. PA -
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with Mr Sunak. Getty Images -
Mr Sunak arrives at Bletchley Park on day two of the summit. EPA -
Michelle Donelan, front centre, UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with international digital ministers at the start of the AI Safety Summit. Getty Images -
King Charles III addresses delegates in a recorded video message. AP -
Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation, Georgii Dubynskyi, speaks to Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX, Tesla and X. Reuters -
Ms Donelan with Omar Al Olama, UAE Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications. AP -
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo. Getty Images -
Mr Musk attends the first plenary session of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park. PA -
Ms Donelan greets Georgii Dubynskyi, Ukraine's Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation. PA -
Wu Zhaohui, China's vice minister of science and technology, addresses the AI Safety Summit. Bloomberg -
Bletchley Park, home of Britain's codebreakers during the Second World War, on the first day of the AI Safety Summit. Getty Images
