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Establish forum for like-minded countries to enhance mutual protection against hostile AI actors.
Recommendation
The summit should aim to advance a shared international understanding of the challenges of AI—as well as its opportunities. Invitations to the summit should therefore be extended to as wide a range of countries as possible. Given the importance of AI to our national security there should also be a forum established for like-minded countries who share liberal, democratic values, to be able to develop an enhanced mutual protection against those actors—state and otherwise—who are enemies of these values. (Paragraph 120) Conclusion and next steps
Government Response Summary
The government confirms it has convened the inaugural AI Safety Summit with wide international representation, leading to the Bletchley Declaration on shared understanding of AI risks and opportunities. It also acknowledges the value of discussing democratic values and is actively working with nations through the Council of Europe and other partnerships to develop mutual protection against threats.
Government Response
Accepted
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The UK believes that the dangers of frontier AI risks are increasingly urgent. That is why the UK has convened the inaugural AI Safety Summit. Over two days the Summit brought together approximately 150 representatives from across the globe, including a diverse set of government leaders and ministers, multilateral fora, industry, academia and civil society leaders. Countries attending agreed to the Bletchley Declaration on AI safety, a landmark agreement recognising a shared consensus on the opportunities and risks of AI, and the need for collaborative action on frontier AI safety. Alongside discussions on risk, the Summit considered how we can unlock the opportunities that AI brings and showcased how safe development will enable AI to be used for good globally. The UK, alongside Canada, the USA, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other partners, announced £80 million for a new AI for development collaboration, working with innovators and institutions across Africa to support the development of responsible AI. DSIT also announced a new £100m fund for an AI Life Sciences Accelerator Mission to bring cutting edge AI to bear on some of the most pressing health challenges facing society. DSIT recognises the value of discussing the protection of democratic values. At the Summit there was significant consideration on the risks from the integration of frontier AI into society, including the broad range of societal harms which may be created and discussion on how disinformation and misinformation might challenge democracy. The impact of AI on democracy, human rights and the rule of law, continues to be recognised as a key prioritiy and t e UK is pleased to be working with other nations at the Council of Europe to negotiate the first intergovernmental treaty on AI, with respect to human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, recognising that both the technology and their shared values are global in nature. The UK will continue to work with like-minded international partners on threats to democracy and elections, including threats from state actors, and those threats enhanced by AI.
Source
Report
Ninth Report - The governance of artificial intelligence: interim report
31 Aug 2023
HC 1769
Addressee Bodies
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Timeline
Recommendation age
2.8 yrs
Report published
31 Aug 2023