Security News > 2023 > November > UK AI Safety Summit: Global Powers Make ‘Landmark’ Pledge to AI Safety
Global leaders from 28 nations have gathered in the U.K. for an influential summit dedicated to AI regulation and safety.
Day one of the AI Safety Summit culminated in the signing of the "Landmark" Bletchley Declaration on AI Safety, which commits 28 participating countries - including the U.K., U.S. and China - to jointly manage and mitigate risks from artificial intelligence while ensuring safe and responsible development and deployment.
"In a written statement, Sunak said:"Under the UK's leadership, more than twenty five countries at the AI Safety Summit have stated a shared responsibility to address AI risks and take forward vital international collaboration on frontier AI safety and research.
The AI Safety Summit is a major conference taking place on November 1 and 2, 2023 in Buckinghamshire, U.K. It will bring together international governments, technology companies and academia to consider the risks of AI "At the frontier of development" and discuss how these risks can be mitigated through a united, global effort.
Rajesh Ganesan, president of Zoho-owned ManageEngine, commented in an email statement that, "While some may be disappointed if the summit falls short of establishing a global regulatory body," the fact that global leaders were discussing AI regulation was a positive step forward.
How has the UK invested in AI? On the eve of the UK AI Safety Summit, the UK government announced £118 million funding to boost AI skills funding in the United Kingdom.