AI Safety Summit explained

2023 AI Safety Summit
Country:United Kingdom
Venues:Bletchley Park Mansion, Bletchley Park
Milton Keynes
Date:1-2 November 2023
Url:https://www.aisafetysummit.gov.uk/
Keypoints:
  • Discussions on the use of the artificial intelligence in all the areas, around of the World

The AI Safety Summit was an international conference discussing the safety and regulation of artificial intelligence. It was held at Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on 1–2 November 2023.[1] It was the first ever global summit on artificial intelligence, and is planned to become a recurring event.

Background

The prime minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has made AI one of the priorities of his government,[2] announcing that the UK would host a global AI Safety conference in autumn 2023.[3]

Venue

Bletchley Park was a World War II codebreaking facility established by the British government on the site of a Victorian manor and is in the British city of Milton Keynes. It has played an important role in the history of computing, with some of the first modern computers being built at the facility.[4]

Outcomes

28 countries at the summit, including the United States, China, Australia,[5] and the European Union, have issued an agreement known as the Bletchley Declaration,[6] calling for international co-operation to manage the challenges and risks of artificial intelligence.[7] The Bletchley Declaration affirms that AI should be designed, developed, deployed, and used in a manner that is safe, human-centric, trustworthy and responsible.[8] Emphasis has been placed on regulating "Frontier AI", a term for the latest and most powerful AI systems.[9] Concerns that have been raised at the summit include the potential use of AI for terrorism, criminal activity, and warfare,[10] as well as existential risk posed to humanity as a whole.The president of the United States, Joe Biden, signed an executive order requiring AI developers to share safety results with the US government.[11] The US government also announced the creation of an American AI Safety Institute, as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.[12]

The tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Sunak did a live interview on AI safety on 2 November on X.[13]

2nd Summit

See main article: AI Seoul Summit. The next AI Safety Summit was hosted by South Korea on 21-22 May 2024.[14] A future summit is planned to be held in France in late 2024.[15]

Notable attendees

The following individuals attended the summit:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AI Safety Summit . 1 November 2023 . AISS 2023 . en-GB . 31 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031151052/https://www.aisafetysummit.gov.uk/ . live .
  2. Web site: 26 October 2023 . Extinction risk from AI on same scale as nuclear war, Sunak warns . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031062335/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/ai-sunak-weapon-war-uk-b2436000.html . 31 October 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en.
  3. News: Parker . George . 7 June 2023 . Britain to host first global AI regulation summit in autumn . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101153656/https://www.ft.com/content/3929908e-0f6a-4223-9c1c-5cd68d82a828 . 1 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . Financial Times.
  4. News: 1 November 2023 . The UK's AI summit is taking place at Bletchley Park, the wartime home of codebreaking and computing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102013758/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/01/bletchley-park-wwii-codebreaking-alan-turing/f12de272-787d-11ee-97dd-7a173b1bd730_story.html . 2 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en-US . 0190-8286.
  5. Web site: Australia signs the Bletchley Declaration at AI Safety Summit . Ministers for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources . 2023-11-03 . 2024-07-20.
  6. Web site: 1 November 2023 . The Bletchley Declaration by Countries Attending the AI Safety Summit, 1-2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101123904/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-safety-summit-2023-the-bletchley-declaration/the-bletchley-declaration-by-countries-attending-the-ai-safety-summit-1-2-november-2023 . 1 November 2023 . 2 November 2023 . GOV.UK.
  7. Countries agree to safe and responsible development of frontier AI in landmark Bletchley Declaration . 1 November 2023 . . 1 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101115016/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/countries-agree-to-safe-and-responsible-development-of-frontier-ai-in-landmark-bletchley-declaration . live.
  8. Web site: Australia signs the Bletchley Declaration at AI Safety Summit . Ministers for the Department of Industry, Science and Resources . 2023-11-03 . 2024-07-20.
  9. Web site: 1 November 2023 . World leaders gather at UK summit aiming to tackle 'frontier AI' risks . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101152340/https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20231101-world-leaders-gather-at-uk-summit-aiming-to-tackle-thorny-ai-risks . 1 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en.
  10. News: 28 October 2023 . Can Rishi Sunak's big summit save us from AI nightmare? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101020833/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67172230 . 1 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en-GB.
  11. News: 30 October 2023 . US announces 'strongest global action yet' on AI safety . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231031115300/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67261284 . 31 October 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en-GB.
  12. News: Stacey . Kiran . Milmo . Dan . UK, US, EU and China sign declaration of AI's 'catastrophic' danger . 2 November 2023 . . 1 November 2023.
  13. Web site: Kleinman . Zoe . Seddon . Sean . 3 November 2023 . Elon Musk tells Rishi Sunak AI will put an end to work - BBC News . 17 April 2024 . BBC News.
  14. Web site: Coulter . Martin . 12 April 2024 . South Korea to host second AI Safety Summit on May 21-22 Reuters . 17 April 2024 . Reuters.
  15. News: 2023-11-01 . South Korea and France to host next two AI Safety Summits . en . . live . 2023-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101205301/https://www.reuters.com/technology/south-korea-france-host-next-two-ai-safety-summits-2023-11-01/ . 2023-11-01.
  16. News: 1 November 2023 . AI summit brings Elon Musk and world leaders to Bletchley Park . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102013759/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67273099 . 2 November 2023 . 1 November 2023 . . en-GB.
  17. News: Correspondent . Mark Sellman, Technology . 1 November 2023 . Nations must work together to harness AI, King tells landmark summit . . en . 1 November 2023 . 0140-0460 . 2 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231102013801/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nations-must-work-together-to-harness-ai-king-tells-landmark-summit-hsrgjw0gq . live .
  18. News: Milmo . Dan . Stacey . Kiran . 1 November 2023 . 'It's not clear we can control it': what they said at the Bletchley Park AI summit . 2 November 2023 . The Guardian.

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