{"id":121246,"date":"2023-11-02T22:29:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T22:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=121246"},"modified":"2023-11-02T22:29:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T22:29:54","slug":"sunak-hails-historic-global-deal-for-state-security-to-prevent-ai-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/politics\/sunak-hails-historic-global-deal-for-state-security-to-prevent-ai-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunak hails \u2018historic\u2019 global deal for state security to prevent AI threat"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world\u2019s biggest tech companies will no longer be \u201cmarking their own homework\u201d, Mr Sunak said, adding the agreements will \u201ctip the balance in favour of humanity\u201d.<\/p>\n

And the PM said the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park \u2013 the home of the World War Two codebreakers \u2013 had been a huge success for the UK.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cWe did something that many people thought was not possible. What\u2019s happened here has been a truly historic set of achievements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to convene this group of people for the first time and leave here with a very tangible \u00adoutcome that will make an enormous difference to people\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will ensure we can realise the incredible benefits of AI, safe in the knowledge we\u2019re doing what is required to mitigate against the risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s only governments that can test the national security risks.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, that is the responsibility of a sovereign government, with the involvement of our intelligence agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The landmark deal came after every country attending the two-day summit, including the US and China, signed the Bletchley Declaration.<\/p>\n

It recognised that AI \u201cpresents enormous global opportunities\u201d but said it should be developed in a way that is \u201chuman-centric, trustworthy and responsible\u201d.<\/p>\n

It was the world\u2019s first ever international statement on so-called frontier AI that could exceed the capabilities of today\u2019s most advanced systems.<\/p>\n

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Hailing the progress made Mr Sunak said: \u201cWhile this was only the beginning of the conversation, I believe the achievements of this summit will tip the balance in favour of humanity, because they show we have both the political will and the capability to control this technology and secure its benefits for the long term.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister said this had been achieved by establishing a shared understanding of the risks, a global expert panel and reaching a pact on testing the safety of new AI models before they are released.<\/p>\n

Mr Sunak added: \u201cThe late Stephen Hawking once said \u2018AI is likely to be the best or worst thing to happen to humanity\u2019. If we can sustain the collaboration we\u2019ve fostered over these last two days, I profoundly believe we can make it the best. Because safely harnessing this technology could eclipse anything we\u2019ve ever known.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf, in time, history proves that today we began to seize that prize, then we will have written a new \u00adchapter worthy of its place in the story of Bletchley Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore importantly, we will have bequeathed an extraordinary legacy of hope and opportunity for our children and generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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