Share this @internewscast.com

BLETCHLEY PARK, England — Digital officials, tech company bosses and researchers are converging Wednesday at a former codebreaking spy base near London to discuss and better understand the extreme risks posed by cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

The two-day summit focusing on so-called frontier AI notched up an early achievement with officials from 28 nations and the European Union signing an agreement on safe and responsible development of the technology.

Frontier AI is shorthand for the latest and most powerful general purpose systems that take the technology right up to its limits, but could come with as-yet-unknown dangers. They’re underpinned by foundation models, which power chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard and are trained on vast pools of information scraped from the internet.

The AI Safety Summit is a labor of love for British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a tech-loving former banker who wants the U.K. to be a hub for computing innovation and has framed the summit as the start of a global conversation about the safe development of AI. But U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris may divert attention Wednesday with a separate speech in London setting out the Biden administration’s more hands-on approach.

She’s due to attend the summit on Thursday alongside government officials from more than two dozen countries including Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia — and China, invited over the protests of some members of Sunak’s governing Conservative Party.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is also scheduled to discuss AI with Sunak in a livestreamed conversation on Thursday night. The tech billionaire was among those who signed a statement earlier this year raising the alarm about the perils that AI poses to humanity.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and executives from U.S. artificial intelligence companies such as Anthropic, Google’s DeepMind and OpenAI and influential computer scientists like Yoshua Bengio, one of the “godfathers” of AI, are also attending.

In all, more than 100 delegates were expected at the meeting held at Bletchley Park, a former top secret base for World War II codebreakers that’s seen as a birthplace of modern computing.

As the meeting began, U.K. Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan announced that the 28 countries and the European Union had signed the Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety. It outlines the “urgent need to understand and collectively manage potential risks through a new joint global effort.”

South Korea has agreed to host another AI safety summit in six months, followed by France in a year’s time, Donelan said.

Sunak has said the technology brings new opportunities but warned about frontier AI’s threat to humanity, because it could be used to create biological weapons or be exploited by terrorists to sow fear and destruction.

Only governments, not companies, can keep people safe from AI’s dangers, Sunak said last week. However, in the same speech, he also urged against rushing to regulate AI technology, saying it needs to be fully understood first.

In contrast, Harris will stress the need to address the here and now, including “societal harms that are already happening such as bias, discrimination and the proliferation of misinformation.”

Harris plans to stress that the Biden administration is “committed to hold companies accountable, on behalf of the people, in a way that does not stifle innovation,” including through legislation.

“As history has shown in the absence of regulation and strong government oversight, some technology companies choose to prioritize profit over: Tthe wellbeing of their customers; the security of our communities; and the stability of our democracies,” she plans to say.

She’ll point to President Biden’s executive order this week, setting out AI safeguards, as evidence the U.S. is leading by example in developing rules for artificial intelligence that work in the public interest. Among measures she will announce is an AI Safety Institute, run through the Department of Commerce, to help set the rules for “safe and trusted AI.”

Harris also will encourage other countries to sign up to a U.S.-backed pledge to stick to “responsible and ethical” use of AI for military aims.

A White House official gave details of Harris’s speech, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss her remarks in advance.

Share this @internewscast.com
You May Also Like
Israel launches airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and Houthis launch missile at Israel

Israel Conducts Airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi Rebels; Houthis Respond with Missile Attack on Israel

Israel’s military conducted airstrikes early Monday against ports and facilities controlled by…
‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Delves Into a Hidden Part of History: “There Was a Black Elite Living in Newport”

“‘The Gilded Age’ Season 3 Explores the Overlooked History of Newport’s Black Elite”

HBO’s show The Gilded Age consistently acknowledges the presence of Black individuals…
Republican congressman reunites with daughters after Texas camp flooding, thanks ‘countless heroes’

Republican Congressman Reunites with Daughters Following Texas Camp Flood, Praises ‘Countless Heroes’

A Republican legislator reported that he has been reunited with his two…
Crime scene with numbered markers.

Nine Dead and 93 Injured, Including Children, During Fourth of July Violence, Marking One of the Year’s Deadliest Days

AT least nine people have died and 93 are injured after violence…
Texas weather: Massive recovery efforts underway in Kerr County following catastrophic flooding in Central Texas

Texas Weather Update: Extensive Recovery Efforts Ongoing in Kerr County After Severe Central Texas Floods

In Kerr County, Texas, rescue teams searched through a devastated landscape on…
Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter granddaughters safe in Texas camp flood

Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter’s Granddaughters Found Safe After Texas Camp Flooding

11 girls are still missing after floods swept through Camp Mystic in…
Texas officials scrapped ‘Flash Flood Alley’ warning system before 27 killed at Camp Mystic -- because it was too expensive

Texas Officials Discarded ‘Flash Flood Alley’ Warning System Due to Costs, Prior to Deadly Incident at Camp Mystic

Officials in Kerr County, Texas — where 27 campers and counselors at…
A young Alabama student, a grandparent and a camp director among those killed in Texas floods

“Tragic Texas Floods Claim Lives of Alabama Student, Grandparent, and Camp Director”

A grandmother from a small town vanished on her commute to work.…
Car similar to Bryan Kohberger's seen near victims' home multiple times just before alleged killings: Report

Idaho Killer Bryan Kohberger’s Past Friends Explore His Motives for the Crime

Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger’s former friends from Pennsylvania and a classmate…
House where two children lived in Lauriano, Italy.

Significant Development in Heartbreaking ‘Ghost Children’ Case: Siblings, Ages 9 and 6, Discovered in Forest Wearing Diapers and Nonverbal

TWO “ghost” kids found living in squalor in the woods unable to…
Rapper 4xtra loses '2 fingers' in gruesome fireworks mishap after joking about 'blowing' somebody up

Rapper 4xtra loses ‘2 fingers’ in a horrific fireworks accident after previously joking about an explosion

Infamous last words. A rapper and podcast host suffered a severe hand…
Israel hammers Houthis with airstrikes, rebels respond amid Red Sea flare-up

Israel Strikes Houthis with Air Raids as Rebels Retaliate in Red Sea Escalation

Israel exchanged missile fire with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Monday,…