UK to host world’s first AI summit, PM Rishi Sunak says while visiting US
- The prime minister is seeking a leading role for Britain in limiting potential doomsday risks from artificial intelligence gone wrong
- Amid calls for action on AI, including a code of conduct, Sunak is pitching for a future global AI regulator to be based in London
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday announced a world-first summit on artificial intelligence, seeking a leading role for the UK in limiting potential doomsday risks as he visited Washington.
Sunak will meet President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday for talks during which he will also voice unstinting support for Ukraine, as the young Conservative leader wages an often uphill battle to show the UK’s post-Brexit relevance.
Opening his two-day trip, the prime minister announced that Britain would hold the world’s first summit on artificial intelligence in the second half of the year.
“AI has an incredible potential to transform our lives for the better. But we need to make sure it is developed and used in a way that is safe and secure,” Sunak said.
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“Time and time again throughout history we have invented paradigm-shifting new technologies and we have harnessed them for the good of humanity. That is what we must do again,” he added.