ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN -Friday, 27 October 2023, Prime Minister calls for global responsibility to take AI risks seriously and seize its opportunities ,UK Government officially publishes report on capabilities and risks from frontier AI for the first time, drawing on sources including from intelligence
assessments.
This will inform discussions at next week’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley
Park, which aims to build a shared global understanding of the risks posed by
frontier AI.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will today (Thursday) give a speech on how we
have a global responsibility to understand and address the risks surrounding
AI, in order to realise all its benefits and opportunities for future generations.
A new paper into the capabilities and risks from frontier AI has been published for
the first time by the UK Government today (Thursday 26 October), as the Prime
Minister is set to give a speech on the global responsibility to address the risks head
on and make the most of the opportunities AI can bring.
There are a range of views in the scientific, expert and global communities about the
risks in relation to the rapid progress in frontier AI, which is expected to continue to
evolve in the coming years at rapid speed. The report published today draws on
various sources, including UK intelligence assessments.
One of the key objectives of the AI Safety Summit – the first ever global summit to
discuss AI safety – is to come to a shared understanding on the emerging risks,
which can then inform how nations manage them. It also highlights the need for
countries around the world to understand the pitfalls presented by frontier AI to
unlock its enormous benefits.
The publication will serve as a discussion paper at next week’s summit. It forms part
of the UK Government’s action to take long-term decisions for a brighter future,
leading the way globally on AI safety. It is in the long-term interest of the country to
understand and grip the risks of AI in order to seize the enormous opportunities it
brings to improve people’s lives, public services and economic growth and
productivity.
The publication comes ahead of a speech by the Prime Minister today on AI. He will
set out how the UK Government will do what is right to make AI safe, cement the UK
as a global leader in AI safety, and ensure we can harness its benefits to build a
better future for generations to come.
In his speech, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to say:
“AI will bring new knowledge, new opportunities for economic growth, new
advances in human capability, and the chance to solve problems we once
thought beyond us. But it also brings new dangers and new fears.
“So, the responsible thing for me to do is to address those fears head on,
giving you the peace of mind that we will keep you safe, while making sure
you and your children have all the opportunities for a better future that AI can
bring.
