Rishi Sunak meets tech bosses over ‘existential’ synthetic intelligence dangers

Rishi Sunak has met leaders of the tech trade to debate the “existential threats” synthetic intelligence might pose.

The prime minister met CEOs of OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic at the moment to share concepts about find out how to handle the know-how because it grows in sophistication.

Mr Sunak praised AI as “the defining technology of our time with the potential to positively transform humanity” however addressed the dangers it might pose too.

These included disinformation and nationwide safety dangers, and “existential threats.”

Already, there have been instances of faux AI-generated pictures, AI pictures mimicry, cloned music tracks and issues that the know-how might have an effect on training.

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Some consultants have even warned highly effective AI programs “can’t be controlled”.

However, the assembly coated how AI security was “an international endeavour” – as agreed on the G7 discussion board – and the prime minister is seeking to place the UK as a frontrunner in regulation talks.

Despite issues surrounding AI, the know-how has made strides within the scientific and medical fields, together with a brand new check developed to doubtlessly assist docs diagnose coronary heart assaults extra shortly and extra precisely.

Mr Sunak spoke about AI’s potential to “deliver better outcomes for the British public, with emerging opportunities in a range of areas to improve public services”.