First Ever AI Safety Summit In London 2023
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On November 1-2, 2023, the 2023 Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit is taking place in Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. It is the first ever global summit on artificial intelligence.
UK Focusing on Existential Threats at World’s First AI Safety Summit | Vantage with Palki Sharma The UK is hosting the world’s first Artificial Intelligence safety summit. The forum will focus on existential threats like the misuse of AI by enemies, and what happens if Humans lose control over AI. But critics say that the forum is giving to much attention to speculation. It isn’t doing enough to address existing problems like misinformation, disinformation and job losses. Will the summit become a talk shop, or will some substantial gains be made? Palki Sharma decodes, in the video published on Nov 1, 2023, by Firstpost, as “UK Focusing on Existential Threats at World’s First AI Safety Summit|Vantage with Palki Sharma“, below:
Billionaire Elon Musk has warned the world to “hope for the best but prepare for the worst” from Artificial Intelligence, as he attended a UK summit aimed at regulating the technology. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris too on Wednesday called for urgent action to protect the public and democracy from the dangers posed by artificial intelligence, announcing a series of initiatives to address safety concerns about the technology, in the video published on Nov 2, 2023, by moneycontrol, as ““Prepare For The Worst”, says Elon Musk At UK ‘AI Safety Summit’, Warning On Potential Risks Of AI“, below:
For more about 2023 AI Safety Summit, please refer to the excerpt from wikipedia, in italics, below:
The 2023 Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit is an international conference discussing the safety and regulation of artificial intelligence. It is being held in Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on 1–2 November 2023.[1] It is the first ever global summit on artificial intelligence.
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]
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] In preparation, Bletchley Park is closed to the public until 6 November.[5]
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are expected to do a live interview on AI safety on 2 November.[6]
28 countries at the summit, including the United States, China, and the European Union, have issued an agreement known as the “Bletchley Declaration”, calling for international co-operation to manage the challenges and risks of artificial intelligence.[7][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.
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 a American AI Safety Institute, as part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.[12]
The next AI Safety Summit is planned to be hosted by South Korea in mid-2024, followed by France around late-2024.[13]
The Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit is underway and world leaders are gathering to discuss how to progress with AI in a controlled way. Tech giant Elon Musk will be joining the summit alongside Rishi Sunak to discuss AI after claiming it could be the most pressing risk to the human race, in the video published on Nov 2, 2023, by Good Morning Britain, as “Elon Musk Joins Rishi Sunak For Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit |Good MorningBritain“, below:
Elon Musk says artificial intelligence is “one of the existential risks we face as world leaders attend a AI safety summit in the UK. About 100 world leaders, tech bosses and academics are gathering there over the next two days to discuss how best to maximize the benefits of artificial intelligence – while minimizing the risks. Others have warned against speculating about unlikely future threats and said the world should instead focus on the potential present-day risks AI poses, such as replacing some jobs and entrenching bias, in the video published on Nov 1, 2023, by BBC News, as “Elon Musk says AI is existential risk at UK safety summit – BBC News“, below:
Elon Musk and Kamala Harris attended the AI safety summit, along with other high-profile leaders in tech, hosted at Bletchley Park in the UK. It’s the home of the second world war codebreakers. Now it’s the scene for discussions of a new – potentially existential threat to humanity. The UK government secured an agreement on the opening day on how to manage the riskiest forms of artificial intelligence. But is enough being done to tackle a risk which could in theory prove catastrophic? In the video published on Nov 1, 2023, by Channel 4 News, as “AI safety summit: how can the world avoid a tech catastrophe?“
James Wise, partner at Balderton Capital, discusses the UK’s AI Safety Summit and how the global approach to AI safety will benefit entrepreneurs and founders. He speaks with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology.” in the video published on Nov 1, 2023, by Bloomberg Technology, as “What can the UK AI Safety Summit really achieve?” below:
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol again addressed world leaders on the need for global cooperation on governing artificial intelligence, after 28 governments, –including South Korea, the UK, the U.S. and China earlier agreed to jointly address potentially “catastrophic” risks to the world. Our presidential correspondent Oh Soo-young has the details. President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for global standards on digital governance and a body that oversees it, warning that without principles, artificial intelligence could threaten freedom and democracy around the world. This came at the first AI Safety Summit held in southeast England, where Yoon virtually joined discussions with world leaders, researchers and tech executives,. to address the unknown and potentially destabilizing impact of AI across societies. Yoon said, the emergence of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, has improved every day convenience and industrial productivity, but has widened economic gaps, and increased the proliferation of fake news that undermines freedom and electoral systems. The President stressed that digital technologies, including AI, should contribute to expanding human freedom and welfare, and not threaten the safety of individuals and societies. He said this also means there should be equal opportunities to innovate with AI and reap its benefits. Here, Yoon noted that South Korea, in September, announced a ‘Digital Bill of Rights’ based on five principles: freedom, fairness, safety, innovation, and solidarity. At the two-day forum, some 28 governments including South Korea, the UK, the United States and China penned the so-called Bletchley Declaration, the world’s first joint document on ensuring AI is developed safely and responsibly. Recognizing that the technology could pose “catastrophic” risks to humanity, the document stressed the danger of AI systems stirring further cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns, and the development of biological weapons. The governments agreed to work together to identify shared concerns, and build a scientific understanding of the risks, in discussions going forward, to design, develop and use AI in ways that are human-centric, trustworthy, and responsible, with “a pro-innovation and proportionate governance.” “So we have agreed that Bletchley Park should be the first of a series of international safety summits, with both Korea and France agreeing to host further summits next year. The late Stephen Hawking once said: ‘AI is likely to be the best or worst thing to happen to humanity’. If we can sustain the collaboration that we have fostered over these last two days, I profoundly believe that we can make it the best.” President Yoon pledged to carefully heed the opinions of each country, and prepare for follow-up discussions next year. His office says South Korea and the UK have agreed to co-host a ‘mini virtual summit’ in six months’ time, ahead of the second AI Safety summit this time next year. Oh Soo-young, Arirang News, in the video published on Nov 2, 2023, by Arirang News, as “S. Korean leader calls for global AI norms, governance mechanism at AI Safety Summit“, below:
Britain organized the first-ever AI Safety Summit aimed at charting a safe path forward for rapidly evolving technology. China agreed to work with the United States, the European Union, and other countries to collectively manage the risks posed by artificial intelligence at a British summit. Tech executives and political leaders have warned that the rapid development of AI poses an existential threat to the world if not controlled, sparking a race by governments and international institutions to design safeguards and regulations. More than 25 countries were present, including the United States, China, and the EU. They signed the ‘Bletchley Declaration,’ affirming the need for countries to collaborate and establish a common approach to oversight, in the video published on Nov 2, 2023, by Business Today, as “As The AI Safety Summit Gets Underway In UK, Here’s What Host Rishi Sunak Has To Say“, below:
Speaking to TalkTV’s Alex Phillips and Kevin O’Sullivan, Tobias Ellwood, former Defence Minister gives his opinion on Artificial Intelligence and the Bletchley Park AI Summit. “This is what we’ve done in the past on the international stage and there’s nothing bigger than AI. “There are positive and negative aspects – what are the moral and ethical guidelines we should follow, and what penalties should we give to those who break the rules?” “Think of all the decisions that are made during conflict – if you allocate all decision making to it, it’s an ultimate military force. You’d get to your solution much faster, implement and task assets that’re autonomous. The scale of disinformation, as well. It can absolutely disrupt our world. “ Kevin highlights the intelligence of AI: “It’s already the smartest person that ever lived.” Alex adds: “If we can’t deal with social media, what hope do we have in regulating AI?” Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan said a Terminator-style scenario was a “potential area” where AI development could lead but “there are several stages before that”. “Losing control of AI is the biggest concern around the computer science.” The Technology Secretary was speaking to Times Radio from the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, where ministers have convened governments from around the world alongside tech firms and civil society to discuss the risks of the advancing technology, in the video published on Nov 2, 2023, by TalkTV, as “AI Can “Absolutely Disrupt Our World”| Former Defence Minister SPEAKS OUT“, below:
“Bloomberg Technology” is our daily news program focused exclusively on technology, innovation and the future of business hosted by Caroline Hyde in New York and Ed Ludlow from San Francisco, in the video published on Nov 1, 2023, by Bloomberg Technology, as “Bloomberg Technology 11/01/2023“, below:
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