New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI): As the United Kingdom hosts the world’s first international Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Summit, British Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has referred to as for worldwide collaboration to mitigate dangers of the fast-growing expertise.
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar is representing India on the two-day summit beginning November 1 at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire in southern England, a big location within the historical past of pc science development- the bottom for World War II code-breaking operations.
The Minister of State for Electronics and Technology had earlier posted on X: “Look forward to discussing ways in which Artificial Intelligence can be harnessed to transform lives of citizens, catalyze DigitalEconomy while ensuring SafetyTrust of DigitalNagriks.”The summit will see a convergence of governments, academia and corporations working in synthetic intelligence to debate and establish dangers, alternatives and the “need for international collaboration, before highlighting consensus on the scale, importance and urgency for AI opportunities” an announcement by the British High Commission learn.
The US, France, Singapore, Italy, Japan and China amongst nations have confirmed their attendance on the Bletchley Park Summit, British officers mentioned.
Tech mogul Elon Musk is among the many high-profile attendees on the summit. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had posted on X that he might be doing a dwell interview with tech billionaire Elon Musk on the Summit.
According to UK native media experiences, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, US Vice President Kamala Harris and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni are others who’re anticipated to attend.
UK Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan will open the occasion setting out the UK authorities’s imaginative and prescient for security and safety to be on the coronary heart of advances in AI, in an effort to allow the large alternatives it is going to carry.
“She will look to make progress on the talks which will pave the way for a safer world by identifying risks, opportunities and the need for international collaboration, before highlighting consensus on the scale, importance and urgency for AI opportunities and the necessity for mitigating frontier AI risks to unlock them,” an announcement learn.
A small, choose group comprising of Artificial Intelligence corporations, civil society and impartial specialists will meet right this moment within the first of the two-day focussed summit, in an effort to harness the general public advantages, while mitigating the dangers that AI expertise might pose.
The summit goals to place mild on the transformative advantages that AI expertise can supply, placing a predominant give attention to “education and areas for international research collaborations”.
Representatives from The Alan Turing Institute, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Ada Lovelace Institute are additionally among the many teams confirmed to attend.
Prime Minister Sunak had final week said that the summit will give attention to understanding the dangers reminiscent of potential threats to nationwide safety together with the risks a lack of management of the expertise might carry.
On the agenda are discussions round points prone to affect society, reminiscent of election disruption and erosion of social belief.
According to authorities estimates, the UK already employs over 50,000 folks within the AI sector and contributes 3.7 billion kilos to its financial system yearly.
Michelle Donelan might be joined by members of the UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce – together with its Chair, Ian Hogarth. The activity drive was launched earlier this yr with an intention to judge the dangers of frontier AI fashions (generative language fashions of AI).
Meanwhile, on the primary day of the Summit, Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar is ready to take part in discussions associated to “Frontier AI risks,” with a particular give attention to “Risks to Global Safety from Frontier AI Misuse.” These discussions will delve into security dangers related to latest and next-generation frontier AI fashions, together with their implications for biosecurity and cybersecurity.
On the second day of the summit, Chandrasekhar will contribute to discussions concerning the institution of a collaborative framework for AI amongst like-minded nations. He will make clear India’s perspective regarding AI dangers in areas reminiscent of disinformation and electoral safety. (ANI)