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☆ U.S. to launch its own AI Safety Institute - Raimondo
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks on Day 1 of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. The UK Government are hosting the AI Safety Summit bringing together international governments, leading AI companies, civil society groups and experts in... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreBLETCHLEY PARK, England, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The United States will launch a U.S. AI Safety Institute to evaluate known and emerging risks of what is called "frontier" artificial intelligence models, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Wednesday. "I will almost certainly be calling on many of you in the audience who are in academia and industry to be part of this consortium," she said in a speech to the AI Safety Summit in Britain. Raimondo added that she would also commit for the U.S. institute to establish a formal partnership with the United Kingdom Safety Institute. Reporting by Paul Sandle; writing by Kate Holton; editing by William JamesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, Raimondo, Paul Sandle, Kate Holton, William James Our Organizations: . Commerce, AI, Bletchley, Government, AI Safety, Summit, U.S, United Kingdom Safety Institute, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, Britain, BLETCHLEY, England, United States, U.S

☆ Elon Musk says AI Safety Summit aims to establish 'third-party referee'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Tesla, X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk speaks with members of the media during the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Bletchley, Britain on November 1, 2023. The UK Government are hosting the AI Safety Summit bringing together international governments, leading AI... Acquire Licensing Rights Read moreBLETCHLEY PARK, England, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Wednesday an inaugural AI Safety Summit in Britain wanted to establish a "third-party referee" that could oversee companies developing artificial intelligence and sound the alarm if they have concerns. "I don't know what necessarily the fair rules are, but you've got to start with insight before you do oversight," Musk said. "I think there's a lot of concern among people in the AI field that the government will sort of jump the gun on rules, before knowing what to do," Musk said. Reporting by William James; editing by Kate Holton and Sachin RavikumarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Elon Musk, you've, Musk, Musk's, William James, Kate Holton, Sachin Ravikumar Organizations: SpaceX's, Bletchley, Government, Safety Summit, European Union, Thomson Locations: Bletchley, Britain, BLETCHLEY, England

☆ Britain to invest 300 million pounds in AI supercomputing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on AI at Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace on October 26, 2023 in London, England. Funding for the "AI Research Resource" will be increased to 300 million pounds ($363.57 million) from a previously announced 100 million pounds, the government said at an AI safety summit aimed at charting a safe way forward for the rapidly evolving technology. "Frontier AI models are becoming exponentially more powerful," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on social media platform X. "This investment will make sure Britain’s scientific talent have the tools they need to make the most advanced models of AI safe." The machines, which will be running from summer next year, will be used to analyse advanced AI models to test safety features, as well as to drive breakthroughs in drug discovery and clean energy, the government said.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Peter Nicholls, Bristol's, Kylie MacLellan, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: British, Royal Society, Carlton, Terrace, REUTERS, Nvidia, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell, SME, Thomson Locations: London, England, Britain, Cambridge, Bristol

☆ U.K. invests $273 million in AI supercomputer as it seeks to compete with U.S., China
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.K. government said Wednesday that it will invest £225 million, or $273 million, into an artificial intelligence supercomputer, highlighting the country's ambition to lead in the technology as it races to catch up to the U.S. and China. The University of Bristol will build the supercomputer, called Isambard-AI after the 19th century British engineer Isambard Brunel. The announcement coincided with the first day of the U.K.'s AI safety summit, which is being held in Bletchley Park. The computer will pack 5,448 GH200 Grace Hopper Superchips, powerful AI chips made by U.S. semiconductor giant Nvidia , which specializes in high-performance computing applications. The U.K. government hopes the two combined supercomputers will achieve breakthroughs in fusion energy, health care and climate modeling.

Persons: Isambard Brunel, Grace Hopper Superchips, StackPC Organizations: The University of Bristol, Nvidia, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, American IT, Cambridge, Dell, Intel Locations: China, Bletchley Park, Britain, U.S, American, East Asia

☆ China says it will back global consensus on AI amid tech clash with U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The UK Government are hosting the AI Safety Summit bringing together international governments, leading AI companies, civil society groups and experts in research to consider the risks of AI, especially at the frontier of development, and discuss how they can be mitigated through internationally coordinated action. His comments were delivered at the U.K.'s AI safety summit, which officially kicked off Wednesday at Bletchley Park, England. Wu Zhaohui, China's vice minister of science and technology, said the country was willing to "enhance dialogue and communication in AI safety with all sides." That has placed significant pressure on China's generative AI developers, many of which rely on Nvidia's chips. Raimondo also said the U.S. would look to launch an AI safety institute, hot on the heels of the U.K announcing its own intentions for a similar initiative last week.

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AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. Britain's technology minister Michelle Donelan said "the right people with the right expertise" would be around the table to discuss how to mitigate the risks of AI. China will be a key participant, given the country's role in developing AI technology, although questions have been raised by some lawmakers in Britain about its presence. The U.S. ambassador to Britain, Jane Hartley, said the AI conversation should be global, but added that the invitation to China had come from London. Reporting by Paul Sandle and Martin Coulter Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ The UK is gearing up for a pivotal summit on AI. Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Where it's being heldThe AI summit will be held in Bletchley Park, the historic landmark around 55 miles north of London. What it seeks to addressThe main objective of the U.K. AI summit is to find some level of international coordination when it comes to agreeing some principles on the ethical and responsible development of AI models. The British government wants the AI Summit to serve as a platform to shape the technology's future. They say that, by keeping the summit restricted to only frontier AI models, it is a missed opportunity to encourage contributions from members of the tech community beyond frontier AI. "By focusing only on companies that are currently building frontier models and are leading that development right now, we're also saying no one else can come and build the next generation of frontier models."

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The U.N. last week created a 39-member advisory body to address issues in the international governance of AI. "We need to examine the landscape of existing governance responses across borders, and then see where the gaps are and how we can connect the governance responses together so that there are no gaps," Gill said. Gill, appointed by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres as tech envoy last year, is tasked with coordination across the U.N. on tech issues, ranging from AI to neural technologies. Guterres had in June backed a proposal by some AI executives for the creation of an international AI watchdog body like the International Atomic Energy Agency. The AI body, co-chaired by Spanish digital minister Carme Artigas and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) James Manyika, will have at least three in-person meetings and several virtual meetings.

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☆ UK AI Safety Summit: who will attend and what’s on the agenda?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit this week to examine the risks of the fast-growing technology and kickstart an international dialogue on regulation of it. The aim of the summit is to start a global conversation on the future regulation of AI. Currently there are no broad-based global regulations focusing on AI safety, although some governments have started drawing up their own rules. A recent Financial Times report said Sunak plans to launch a global advisory board for AI regulation, modeled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). When Sunak announced the summit in June, some questioned how well-equipped Britain was to lead a global initiative on AI regulation.

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President Joe Biden unveiled a new executive order on artificial intelligence — the U.S. government's first action of its kind — requiring new safety assessments, equity and civil rights guidance and research on AI's impact on the labor market. Working with international partners to implement AI standards around the world. to implement AI standards around the world. It also comes ahead of the an AI safety summit hosted by the U.K.. President Biden's executive order requires that large companies share safety test results with the U.S. government before the official release of AI systems.

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☆ AI one-percenters seizing power forever is the real doomsday scenario, warns AI godfather
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Meta's Yann LeCun thinks tech bosses' bleak comments on AI risks could do more harm than good. Thanks to @RishiSunak & @vonderleyen for realizing that AI xrisk arguments from Turing, Hinton, Bengio, Russell, Altman, Hassabis & Amodei can't be refuted with snark and corporate lobbying alone. https://t.co/Zv1rvOA3Zz — Max Tegmark (@tegmark) October 29, 2023LeCun says founder fretting is just lobbyingSince the launch of ChatGPT , AI's power players have become major public figures. The focus on hypothetical dangers also divert attention away from the boring-but-important question of how AI development actually takes shape. For LeCun, keeping AI development closed is a real reason for alarm.

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☆ Elon Musk expected to attend global AI summit in UK - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is expected to attend a global summit on artificial intelligence in Britain this week, according to a government official. Around 100 participants will discuss subjects including the unpredictable advances of AI and the potential for humans to lose control of it, according to the agenda. While several world leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen are due to attend the summit, the full guest list has not been made public. "In conversation with @elonmusk after the AI Safety Summit Thursday night on @X," British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Musk's social media platform X.Sunak's Downing Street office declined to comment.

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☆ EU's von der Leyen to attend Britain's AI summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, and Vera Jourova, a vice president, will attend the summit, according to an update to their official calendars published on Friday. While Sunak hopes to secure Britain's role as a world leader in AI regulation, some have questioned what the summit will achieve in practice. Last week, Bloomberg reported a number of world leaders - including Germany's Olaf Scholz and Canada's Justin Trudeau - would not be attending. While several world leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are expected to attend the summit, the full guest list has not been made public. Matt Clifford, a tech investor and one of two chief organisers of the event, recently told Reuters the aim of the summit was to kickstart international dialogue on AI regulation.

Persons: Ursula von der Leyen, Vera Jourova, Rishi Sunak, Alan Turing, Sunak, Germany's Olaf Scholz, Canada's Justin Trudeau, Kamala Harris, Matt Clifford, Clifford, We're, Martin Coulter, Christina Fincher, Sharon Singleton Organizations: U.S, European Commission, British, Bletchley, Bloomberg, Reuters, Thomson Locations: England

☆ Humanity could 'lose control' of AI, UK PM warns, as Britain seeks leading role in the tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Sunak's speech came as the British government gears up to host the AI Safety Summit next week. Sunak announced that the U.K. will set up the world's first AI safety institute to evaluate and test new types of AI in order understand the risks. At the AI Safety Summit next week, Sunak said he will propose to set up a "truly global expert panel nominated by the countries and organizations attending to publish a state of AI science report." The U.K. has some notable AI firms, such as Alphabet-owned DeepMind, as well as strong tech-geared universities. But there can be no serious strategy for AI without at least trying to engage all of the world's leading AI powers," Sunak said.

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AI developers, who "don't always fully understand what their models could become capable of," should not be “marking their own homework,” Sunak said. Political Cartoons View All 1218 ImagesHowever, “the UK’s answer is not to rush to regulate,” he said. Sunak's U.K. AI Safety Summit is focused on the risks from so-called frontier artificial intelligence - cutting edge systems that can carry out a wide range of tasks but could contain unknown risks to public safety and security. One of the summit's goals is to “push hard” for the first ever international statement about the nature of AI risks, Sunak said. Sunak also announced plans to set up an AI Safety Institute to examine, evaluate and test new types of artificial intelligence.

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☆ UK's Sunak says AI risks must be addressed, ahead of key safety summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves 10 Downing Street to attend Prime Minister's Questions at the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, October 18, 2023. Sunak wants Britain to be a global leader in AI safety, carving out a role after Brexit between the competing economic blocs of the United States, China and the European Union in the rapidly growing technology. The UK government will also publish a report on "frontier" AI, the cutting-edge general-purpose models that the summit will focus on. The report will inform discussions about risks such as societal harms, misuse and loss of control, the government said. China is expected to attend, according to a Financial Times report, while European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has received an invitation.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Clodagh, Sunak, Kamala Harris, Demis Hassabis, Vera Jourova, Paul Sandle, Mike Harrison Organizations: British, REUTERS, Safety, European Union, Google, Financial Times, European, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, Bletchley, United States, China, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Hiroshima

☆ Microsoft, OpenAI-backed AI safety forum names first director, plans advisory board
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Frontier Model Forum also said it created a fund to back research into the technology, with initial funding commitments of more than $10 million from its backers and partners. It said its first-ever director would be Chris Meserole, who most recently served as director of AI and emerging technology initiative at the Brookings Institution, a Washington-based think tank. He joins a forum launched in July with a focus on "frontier AI models" that exceed the capabilities present in the most advanced existing models. Industry leaders have warned that such models could have dangerous capabilities sufficient to pose severe risks to public safety. The Frontier Model Forum is backed by ChatGPT-owner OpenAI, Microsoft (MSFT.O), Google's parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) and AI startup Anthropic.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chris Meserole, OpenAI, Juby Babu, Savio D'Souza Organizations: REUTERS, Microsoft, Google, Brookings Institution, Industry, Britain, ChatGPT, Thomson Locations: Washington, Bengaluru

The letter, issued a week before the international AI Safety Summit in London, lists measures that governments and companies should take to address AI risks. Currently there are no broad-based regulations focusing on AI safety, and the first set of legislations by the European Union is yet to become law as lawmakers are yet to agree on several issues. "It (investments in AI safety) needs to happen fast, because AI is progressing much faster than the precautions taken," he said. Since the launch of OpenAI's generative AI models, top academics and prominent CEOs such as Elon Musk have warned about the risks on AI, including calling for a six-month pause in developing powerful AI systems. "There are more regulations on sandwich shops than there are on AI companies."

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, Andrew Yao, Daniel Kahneman, Dawn Song, Yuval Noah Harari, Elon Musk, Stuart Russell, Supantha Mukherjee, Miral Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Safety, European, Elon, Thomson Locations: Rights STOCKHOLM, London, European Union, British, Stockholm

☆ This is how to futureproof your career in an AI world, says IBM's CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-22 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementArvind Krishna, the CEO of IBM, has some thoughts for young professionals worried about what AI means for their working lives. Developing critical thinking skills is the key to future-proofing your career against AI, he said in an interview with London's Sunday Times. The 61-year-old, who's spent his entire career at IBM, doesn't think AI will have as much impact as some fear. He predicts that only 6% of the workforce is at risk of having their job replaced by AI. While the IBM CEO is not worried about the threat to jobs, Krishna told the Sunday Times that other fears surrounding AI are more well-founded.

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☆ OpenAI tried to develop an AI model named after a dystopian hellscape in 'Dune,' but the project failed to land, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

OpenAI may have looked to a sci-fi dystopia to draw inspiration for a new AI model. The ChatGPT developer worked on an AI model codenamed Arrakis, The Information reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementOpenAI reportedly scrapped the launch of an AI model named after the dystopian desert world of science-fiction epic "Dune" after it failed to meet expectations. OpenAI began work on Arrakis alongside GPT-4, its latest AI model , to create a system that could power AI applications like ChatGPT much more cheaply, the Information report said. Despite the surging growth, OpenAI faces several challenges ahead, as competitor Google prepares to release rival AI model Gemini , while an AI safety summit next month is likely to bring the company's technology under fresh scrutiny.

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☆ Britain aims for global leadership role with AI safety summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Britain will host the world's first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit next month, aiming to carve out a role following Brexit as an arbiter between the United States, China, and the European Union in a key tech sector. The Nov. 1-2 summit will focus heavily on the existential threat some lawmakers, including Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, fear AI poses. Sunak, who wants the UK to become a hub for AI safety, has warned the technology could be used by criminals and terrorists to create weapons of mass destruction. Critics question why Britain has appointed itself the centre of AI safety. "We are now reflecting on potential EU participation," a spokesperson told Reuters.

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Just a few years ago, artificial intelligence got barely a mention at the U.N. General Assembly's convocation of world leaders. Presidents, premiers, monarchs and cabinet ministers convened as governments at various levels are mulling or have already passed AI regulation. And many eyes are on the United Nations as perhaps the only place to tackle the issue at scale. LOTS OF PEOPLE TALKING, BUT PERHAPS A SLOW PROCESSBut if the United Nations has advantages, it also has the challenges of a big-tent, consensus-seeking ethos that often moves slowly. Ideas differ about what a potential global AI body should be: perhaps an expert assessment and fact-establishing panel, akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or a watchdog like the International Atomic Energy Agency?

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☆ OpenAI CEO says possible to get regulation wrong, but should not fear it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TAIPEI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Monday that it was possible to get regulation wrong but it is important and should not be feared, amid global concerns about rapid advances in artificial intelligence, or AI. Many countries are planning AI regulation, and Britain is hosting a global AI safety summit in November, focusing on understanding the risks posed by the frontier technology and how national and international frameworks could be supported. We've been calling for regulation, but only of the most powerful systems," he said. "Regulation has been not a pure good, but it's been good in a lot of ways. "It is possible to get regulation wrong, but I don't think we sit around and fear it.

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His remarks at the assembly's annual meeting of world leaders previewed an AI safety summit that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is convening in November. Dowden's speech also came as other countries and multinational groups — including the European Union, the bloc that Britain left in 2020 — are making moves on artificial intelligence. The U.N., meanwhile, is pulling together an advisory board to make recommendations on structuring international rules for artificial intelligence. Political Cartoons View All 1176 ImagesMajor U.S. tech companies have acknowledged a need for AI regulations, though their ideas on the particulars vary. Inexorable,” Dowden said, and the technology will test the international community “to show that it can work together on a question that will help to define the fate of humanity.”

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☆ EU considering whether to attend Britain's AI summit, spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Martin Coulter | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The European Union is considering whether to send officials to Britain's upcoming artificial intelligence safety summit, a spokesperson told Reuters, as the bloc nears completion of wide-ranging AI legislation that is the first of its kind globally. European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has received a formal invitation to the summit, the spokesperson said, adding: "We are now reflecting on potential EU participation." However, the Financial Times reported that British government officials favour a less "draconian" approach to AI regulation than the EU. Last month, Clifford told Reuters he hoped the summit would set the tone for future international debates on AI regulation. While a number of world leaders, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, are expected to attend the summit, it largely remains unknown who else has been invited -- or who has accepted an invitation.

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